The Village of Lumby and Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) are aware of a structure fire that has taken place early this morning within the Village of Lumby.
The RDNO Lumby & District Fire Department, assisted by the RDNO BX-Swan Lake, Lavington, and Coldstream Fire Departments were called to a home structure fire on the 2000 block of Mountain View Avenue this morning around 2:00 a.m. Between the four responding fire departments, eighteen firefighters were on the scene, and after many hours the fire has been extinguished.
The RCMP is currently onsite completing a site examination. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, and the incident has been turned over to the RCMP for investigation.
All inquiries regarding this incident can be directed to the Vernon RCMP Detachment for comment.
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