Severe garage fire in Kelowna doused without injury

A garage was engulfed in flames in Kelowna yesterday, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and extinguish it. The Kelowna Fire Department received calls about a fire at a home in the 1000-block of Tataryn Road around 8:30 p.m. on July 19, according to a press release from the department. The first officer on the scene saw smoke and flames coming out of the garage roof, and creeping towards neighbouring structures so they upgraded the fire to a third alarm. Firefighters arrived and were able to contain the fire to the initial building. Everyone inside the home was able to get out on their own and there were no injuries. The department doesn’t know how the fire started. Firefighters brought four engines, a rescue unit, a command unit, a ladder unit, and 23 firefighters. RCMP, BC Ambulance Service, and Fortis BC were at the scene of the fire as well. The department wants to remind people to check their smoke alarms. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .