Garage or large shed burns in West Kelowna Tuesday night

UPDATE 8:25 a.m. Wed.

West Kelowna Fire Rescue says a firefighter sustained a minor injury while battling structure fire Tuesday night. 

Assistant fire chief Lionel Bateman says they were called to the blaze on the 2000 block of Colleen Road at 9:53 p.m., arriving to find a large outbuilding fully engulfed. 

Four engines and 15 firefighters quickly got the blaze under control. There were no occupants. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

UPDATE: 11 p.m. Tue.

A building burned Tuesday night in West Kelowna.

Emergency crews were called to the blaze, first reported as a garage fire, at the south end of Colleen Road shortly before 10 p.m. 

A structure with a rounded roof situated on the property behind Grace Lutheran Church was fully engulfed, according to photos sent from the scene. RCMP described the building as a large shed or garage, but it is not known if anyone was living inside. 

Two fire trucks, an incident command vehicle, ambulance and at least three RCMP vehicles attended. Firefighters were heard using saws, presumably to help access the burning building. 

While flames initially lit up the sky, by the time Castanet arrived crews had reduced the blaze to mostly smoke.

Firefighters were busy and not immediately able to comment.

Photo: Wayne Moore

Photo: Google Maps

Google Earth image of the burned structure

ORIGINAL: 10:45 p.m.

A large structure fire is ongoing in a residential area on Colleen Street in West Kelowna.

Castanet received a report from a reader saying they overheard people screaming.

Fire crews are on scene to battle the blaze that appears to have started in the garage shortly before 10 p.m.

The blaze appears to be ongoing, and Castanet will update the story when more information becomes available.

A reporter is on the way to the scene.