West Kelowna explosion levels – four injured – Okanagan

Two people were flown to Vancouver following an explosion that razed the West Kelowna home that they were renting on Wednesday night.

The two 20-year-old Okanagan residents are Chiara Boehlke and Aleck Villeneuve, says Chiara's sister, Jordan Boehlke

Let's take a closer look at the blast that has destroys a house in West Kelowna.

The couple and two other people were inside the single-family residence. Glencoe Road when the blast occurred shortly after 9 pm Aleck Villeneuve was flown on Wednesday, while Chiara Boehlke was flown in this morning. The other two people were transported by ambulance to the Kelowna General Hospital.

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On Thursday morning, one of the two people sent to KGH returned to the house now leveled. She said that the four people were inside the house when the explosion occurred and that there was no warning before the blast. She said that all the upper floor had caved in and that one of the males was trapped below.

According to the landlord, the couple had rented the house since 2015.

West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund said: Westbank fire hall crews found a structural fire and multiple occupants with serious injuries. Several patients were transported from the scene by the B.C. Ambulance Service. There are no other details about their condition right now. "

He said that fire crews were forced to fight the fire from outside the building due to structural damage and the risk of further explosions." Brolund said says that an excavator was requested on the scene to help extinguish the fire.

The owner said that there was natural gas at the house, but had not no idea what caused the explosion.

A GoFundMe page has been established for Chiara Boehlke and Aleck Villeneuve