28-07-2026 04:45
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2 firefighters injured after semi-truck explosion on B.C. bridge
UPDATE 7:30 a.m.
A semi-truck caused a stoppage on the William R. Bennett Bridge on Sunday night after it caught on fire.
Around 7:30 p.m. on July 26, the Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) responded to a report of a transport truck on fire pulled over northbound on the West Kelowna side of the bridge.
The first responding officer found the truck’s break system was on fire. Crews on scene extinguished the truck, cooling the brakes with a hose line.
However, a small explosion under the trailer o
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A semi-truck caused a stoppage on the William R. Bennett Bridge on Sunday night after it caught on fire.
Around 7:30 p.m. on July 26, the Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) responded to a report of a transport truck on fire pulled over northbound on the West Kelowna side of the bridge.
The first responding officer found the truck’s break system was on fire. Crews on scene extinguished the truck, cooling the brakes with a hose line.
However, a small explosion under the trailer o
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