Firefighters believe a house fire in West Trail this month was probably connected to drug use.
Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire and Rescue chief Dan Derby said the fire in the home in the 1100 block of Green Avenue started in a bathroom. He said while they aren’t absolutely certain, they think the cause was accidental and drug-related.
Crews responded to the fire on the afternoon of June 10 and put the fire out quickly. However, the home and its contents suffered “substantial” damage, Derby said. Paramedics assessed and treated two occupants on the scene.
A neighbouring home was evacuated as a precaution. According to BC Assessment, both homes in that block were built in 1915.
