A Tuesday morning fire at a rural farm in Spallumcheen has sent a pair to hospital.

The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department was called to the farm, in the 4700 block of McLeery Road, around 11 a.m.
 

When emergency crews arrived, they discovered a shed on the property that was engulfed in flames.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before two employees of the farm received moderate burns to their bodies.

“Two employees of the farm sustained injuries as a result of the fire and were transported to the nearest medical facility, with one being airlifted out by the BC Ambulance Service,” said Cst. Kelly Brett.

“Fire investigators remain on scene, however there is no indication that the fire is suspicious at this time and may have been caused by a propane powered pressure washer being used by farm staff, shortly before the fire broke out.”

No animals on the farm were injured during the fire.