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    Police Investigating Blast That Caused House Fire And Killed Man

    The Canadian Press, 06 Jul, 2018 10:18 AM
      WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — RCMP in West Kelowna, B.C., say a man has died after an explosion and subsequent fire in a home. 
       
       
      Police say four people were inside the house that was levelled on Wednesday night.
       
       
      They say two people remain in critical condition and one person suffered minor injuries.
       
       
      West Kelowna assistant fire Chief Chad Gartrell says the department has turned the investigation over to Mounties after it completed an investigation.
       
       
      He wouldn't say what they believed caused the blast.
       
       
      Gartrell says additional police investigators are expected to arrive on the scene Friday.
       
       
       
       
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