Fire destroys abandoned Kelowna house

A fire tore through an abandoned house this afternoon in Kelowna, completely destroying it.

The Kelowna Fire Department responded at roughly 12:45 p.m. today, Dec. 20, to the house fire on Leathhead Road.

This is the second time crews have responded to a fire at the abandoned home in recent weeks.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the fire department and RCMP, said deputy fire chief Scott Scott Cronquist.

The house is now completely lost, he said.

Cronquist didn’t know if there was anyone in the home at the time of the fire, and couldn’t comment on whether the fire might be linked to the previous one.

There were 17 firefighters, three engines, a command unit, a rescue unit and a ladder truck on scene, he said.

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