Batchelor resident thankful for firefighters after Thursday’s close call
KAMLOOPS — A pillar of smoke marked the first day of summer in Kamloops.
For those living near the site of Thursday’s fire above Batchelor Heights, it was an evening they won’t soon forget.
“I was afraid to lose everything, and then you sit back and say, ‘I’m 70 years old, where do you start?’ It was emotional,” said Brian Purfield.