Four-Suite Home Destroyed in Early Morning BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue Blaze

June 18 2026, VERNON, B.C. - Firefighters from BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue battled a fully involved structure fire that broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday, June 18, destroying a four-suite residential building.

Fire Chief Bill Wacey was the first to arrive on scene and found the house already engulfed in flames, with a resident at the front attempting to extinguish the blaze. By that time, the fire had burned through the roof.

The house was fully involved when firefighters arrived

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BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue responded with four pieces of equipment and 18 firefighters.

Initially fire crews were unable to enter the building due to sparking hydro wires attached to the house.

The fire also heavily damaged the rear of the structure and destroyed items in the backyard.

At first the building appeared to be a duplex but was later confirmed to contain four suites.

All residents, believed to be renters, were accounted for with no injuries reported.

No official cause of the fire has been released.

Crews were completing mop-up operations at the scene as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

Four-Suite Home Destroyed in Early Morning BX Swan Lake Fire Rescue Blaze