A construction worker was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon after suffering serious burns to his hands during a fire at a Kelowna, B.C., home under construction.
A witness told Global News the man was injured while trying to get equipment off the roof of the burning building.
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Firefighters were called to the blaze on Bramble Court in the Black Mountain neighbourhood of Kelowna around 2:45 p.m.
The Kelowna Fire Department said the accidental blaze burnt the roof of the home’s garage.
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The blaze was quickly put out and fire damage was contained to the garage, the fire department said.