In 2003 people on the Westside watched as 10s of thousands of Kelowna residents were forced to flee what was referred to as the Kelowna Firestorm. Hundreds of homes were destroyed as the fire raged on day after day in the late summer heat.
July 18, 2009 it was Glenrosa, West Kelowna that faced of with the ravages of a fire storm. All ready the fire has consumed more than 400 hectare and continues to grow, being fanned by up 40 kilometer wind gusts. And now there are reports of multiple fires erupting.
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