The Penticton Fire Department now considers the West Bench bush fire to be completely out at this point, though they香蕉视频直播檙e holding off pulling all resources at this point.

Deputy fire chief Chris Forster said crews were largely relieved from the blaze at around 2 p.m., while a bare-bones crew continued to spray water on the area to keep it damp.

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Just one home saw significant damage, with an ember landing on the cedar shake roofing of the home, while another had a minor blaze on its roof, according to firefighters.

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Forster noted another homeowner at the end of the cul-de-sac, who also had wooden shingles, whose home may have been saved by the sprinklers and hoses he香蕉视频直播檇 had running over his roof.

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Though the homeowner didn香蕉视频直播檛 have the sprinklers running at the time of the fire, a contractor doing stone work at the place was on hand at the time the fire sparked, and turned all the hoses and sprinklers on.

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