New Corvette destroyed in fire

A home in West Kelowna’s Lakeview Heights sustained extensive damage after a fire on Thursday which also destroyed a new Corvette.

The residents in the 900 block of Ogden Road say it started in the garage around 11:30 a.m. when a charging battery caught fire and spread.

“The fire resulted in significant fire, smoke, and water damage throughout the structure. The occupants were all out of the building and no pets were involved,” Lionel Bateman, assistant fire chief, said.

Bateman added the fire was not suspicious in nature, but the cause is undetermined.