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Grass fire closes highway

A small grass fire on Drought Hill, between West Kelowna and Peachland, shut down Highway 97 Friday night.

Firefighters from both communities responded to the fire, about 9:45 p.m.

Motorists who were stuck in the lineup tell Castanet they were held up for about 45 minutes while RCMP closed the highway so fire crews could douse the flames, which were reportedly on both sides of the highway.

Few details are available on the fire at this time, or a cause of the fire.

We'll have more details as they become available.

Were you held up at the scene? Email your photos to [email protected]



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