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    PHOTOS & VIDEO: Dramatic scene of the Yates Road fire burning in Kelowna

    The Kelowna Fire Department and BC Wildfire Service are busy responding to a fire on a hillside in the Glenmore area this afternoon.

    The fire is highly visible, and our readers have been sending in their photos and video of the blaze.

    Photo Credit: Ocean Wood Design

    The fire is located just off of Yates Road near the Watson Elementary School.

    There are four airtankers, four helicopters, 10 BC Wildfire personnel and local fire department crews are responding. 

    Photo Credit: Contributed

    An evacuation alert has been issued for the area. Click here for our updated coverage.

    Photo Credit: KelownaNow

    Photo Credit: KelownaNow

    Photo Credit: Jeff Piattelli

    Photo Credit: Sherrie Makara

    Photo Credit: KelownaNow

    Photo Credit: Nikita Blumhagen

    Photo credit: Basil Cooper

    Photo credit: Basil Cooper

    Photo credit: Basil Cooper

    Below are photos captured by the NowMedia reporter on the scene. 

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