January 02, 2021 - 4:46 PM One man is dead and another is in intensive care in Kelowna following a structure fire in Osoyoos yesterday. Osoyoos Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire, Jan. 1, in the 6400 block of 89 Street, at roughly 9:40 p.m. according to deputy chief Tyler Hilland, in a press release. Upon arrival of the command vehicle, heavy black smoke was seen coming out of the front door of the unit and neighbours reported one family member was still inside the building. A family member was trying to re-enter the structure to help the young adult inside, Hilland said. On arrival of the first engine, firefighters made a quick entry into the structure to knock down the fire and rescued the young man. He received immediate medical attention by on-scene firefighters until ambulance crews arrived, Hilland said.
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Allan and Valerie Boyd died after fire tore through their home in Sanford Wednesday night. John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press
Two house fires that took place hours apart in rural Manitoba have claimed the lives of four people, including a couple in their 60s.
Two house fires that took place hours apart in rural Manitoba have claimed the lives of four people, including a couple in their 60s.
The couple died after flames tore through their home in Sanford around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Hours later, around 4:15 a.m., two people died in a house fire in the city of Morden.
WINNIPEG Two people in Morden have died following an early morning house fire in the community. According to the Morden Police Service, firefighters and police received reports of a fire on Birchwood Drive in the community at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Thursday. Firefighters brought the blaze under control and extinguished it. Morden police said after searching the home, emergency crews found the two residents, a man and a woman, dead. Morden police said the next of kin have been notified. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but Sgt. Chris Flook with the Morden Police Service said it is not considered suspicious at this time.
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