Crews douse structure fires

The Kelowna Fire Department was called to two structure fires over the weekend.

On Sunday around 6:30 p.m., the Kelowna Regional Dispatch Centre received multiple calls reporting black smoke coming from the Kelowna Downtown Library Parkade at 1360 Ellis Street.

The fire fire crews on the scene noted black smoke coming from a parkade vent at the front of the library.

“The fire was quickly extinguished with very minor damage to the structure. The fire was contained to the vent and did not extend to the parkade under the library,” Captain Scott Clarke said.

Three people were treated on scene for minor smoke inhalation by BC Ambulance.

The fire cause is under investigation.

Meantime, on Saturday at around 9:30 p.m., dispatch reported multiple calls of a possible structure fire in the 400 block of Dougall Road.

The first arriving officer reported a fully involved detached garage fire at the rear of a property.

“The fire was knocked down quickly by the first arriving crew, but the garage sustained heavy damage. The fire is currently under investigation to determine a cause,” Captain Mike Brownless said.

There were no injuries to firefighters or the public.