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Firefighters douse car fire before it extends to nearby house

Penticton firefighters were called to West Bench on Sunday morning
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A vehicle on fire in the 1000 block of Veteran Drive occurred on Sunday morning. The vehicle rolled down a driveway where firefighters doused the flames before they could extend to the nearby house. Photo courtesy of Skylar Noe-Vack

Residents of the 1000 block of Veteran Drive were awoken by a fire around 4:12 a.m. on Sunday morning.

A vintage collector truck in the West Bench area was fully involved and rolled down a grass hill into a driveway, coming to a stop about 25 feet from a house.

Penticton firefighters quickly knocked down the fire before it could jump to the house.

It is unknown how the fire started. RCMP are investigating the matter.