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BC burning home rescue

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Jul, 2023 04:38 PM
  • BC burning home rescue

R-C-M-P say an off-duty Mountie showed bravery when he saved three people's lives from a burning home on Vancouver Island.

Police got a call yesterday morning about a neighbour's house being on fire in Lake Cowichan and when that resident knocked on the door, there was no response. 

R-C-M-P say an officer driving to work saw what was going on, went inside and helped two men and a woman get out before the flames fully engulfed the home.

The fire is not believed to be suspicious.

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