Photos show individual on Penticton construction site moments before destructive fire
A significant fire destroyed a long-term care home under construction in Penticton, B.C. Investigators are looking into the events leading up to the fire, including the presence of an individual on the site shortly before the flames erupted. The RCMP has taken over the investigation, while the fire department confirmed that several nearby homes were evacuated due to the incident.
- ▪A massive fire destroyed a long-term care home under construction in Penticton, B.C.
- ▪Photos show an individual on the construction site just minutes before the fire started.
- ▪The RCMP is now leading the investigation into the cause of the fire.
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There are new questions about what happened just moments before a massive fire destroyed a long-term care home under construction on Penticton, B.C.’s Green Avenue last week. While the cause is being investigated, Global News has obtained photos of a person on the construction site just minutes before flames erupted and the fire department was called.One photo shows the person approaching the frame of a window while another picture appears to show the person jumping out of it.Sources tell Global News that RCMP were called to the site for a possible trespassing complaint with the responding officer noticing flames soon after arriving.RCMP have not yet confirmed the trespassing call.According to the City of Kelowna, RCMP have now taken over the investigation.
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