Fire badly damages Columbia Gardens Winery tasting room
By Kyra Hoggan
A structure fire has done extensive damage to a log structure at the Columbia Gardens Winery early Saturday afternoon, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Chief Dan Derby.
He said 13 firefighters responded to a call at 9430 Station Road that came in at 12:04 p.m. Crews arrived on scene at 12:16 p.m. and had the blaze under control by 1:31 p.m.
“Upon arrival on the scene, the fire was already starting to spread to the surrounding vegetation,” Derby said, adding there were homes nearby. “Suppression efforts quickly contained the fire to the log structure, which included the vineyard tasting room.”
No one was in the structure at the time of the conflagration.
KBRFR is investigation the fire, but it is not thought to be suspicious.
