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Fire crews respond to incident on Lawrence Ave. in Kelowna

Reports of white smoke filling a business
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Reports of white smoke filling a building at 587 Lawrence Ave. (Photo/Jordy Cunningham)

A curling iron was to blame for a business on Lawrence Avenue filling up with smoke Thursday. (Aug. 11) morning.

Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) crews were called to 587 Lawrence Avenue around 8:45 a.m. and reported smoke in VN Organic Spa & Nails. KFD tells Capital News a curling iron was left plugged in overnight and it fell onto a planter, causing the smoke.

There were no injuries and no damage to the inside of the business.

Damaged planter from inside 587 Lawrence Ave. (Photo/Jordy Cunningham)
Damaged planter from inside 587 Lawrence Ave. (Photo/Jordy Cunningham)


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