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Fire in Kamloops

Grass fire breaks out in Kamloops’ West End

Apr 19, 2023 | 3:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — UPDATE: (3:40 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue says the fire is now under control.

UPDATE (3:10 p.m.): BC Hydro is reporting an outage for 3800 customers.

EARLIER: Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are battling a fire in the area of West Seymour Street off downtown Kamloops.

The fire is throwing a large plume of dark smoke into the air and firefighters are reporting spread into the nearby grasses.

Initial reports suggest a power pole has been affected and there is a power outage associated with the fire as well.

We’ll bring you more details when they are available.