UPDATE: Crews battle industrial fire in West Kelowna

Emergency crews are on the scene of an industrial fire in West Kelowna this morning. Firefighters are battling a fire at an industrial manufacturing building at Stevens Road and Industrial Road in West Kelowna today, Aug. 21. RCMP said no residential structures are in danger due to the fire. "Multiple fire apparatus and crews from all (West Kelowna Fire Rescue) stations are operating at the scene," fire chief Jason Bronlund said in a media release. "The facility is used for heavy manufacturing and there are compressed gas cylinders involved." Firefighters working to get the gas cylinders out of the way of the blaze. Buildings surrounding the fire have been tactically evacuated by RCMP. People near the blaze were asked to close their windows and avoid the smoke. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area between Westlake Road and Road, and to use an alternate route. The cause of the fire is under investigation. — This story was updated at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, with information from West Kelowna Fire Rescue. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@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 .