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Early morning fire

A column of black smoke rose over a Penticton neighbourhood Wednesday morning as a Jeep Grand Cherokee erupted in flames in the parking lot of a Yorkton Avenue apartment building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to neighbouring vehicles or buildings. RCMP say the car was not reported stolen, but arson has not been ruled out.
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A column of black smoke rose over a Penticton neighbourhood Wednesday morning as a Jeep Grand Cherokee erupted in flames in the parking lot of a Yorkton Avenue apartment building. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to neighbouring vehicles or buildings. RCMP say the car was not reported stolen, but arson has not been ruled out.

Steve Kidd/Western News