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Two escape Montrose house fire

Greg Nesteroff
By Greg Nesteroff

Lots of damage but no injuries in an early-morning house fire in Montrose.

Deputy regional fire chief Dan Derby says two residents escaped unharmed.

As for the cause …

There’s no damage estimate yet but Derby says the residents will be out of the house for some time.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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