Fire destroys pick up truck

An overnight fire in West Kelowna totalled a vehicle and damaged a garage.

West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded at 3:30 a.m. Friday (Apr. 2) to reports of a garage fire on Regal Road.

“On arrival, crews found a fully-engulfed late-model pick-up in the driveway, which was starting to spread into the attached garage,” assistant fire chief Brent Watson said. “The fire was quickly knocked down, but the truck is a total loss and the garage suffered significant fire and heat damage. The house itself, however, was saved, with only minor smoke damage.”

Watson said the house was not occupied at the time of the fire.

The fire is suspicious and is under RCMP investigation.

There were no injuries.

RCMP, BC Hydro, Fortis and BC Ambulance also responded to the blaze.