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CHIEF TONY TRAVAO of the Naramata Volunteer Fire Department framed by the flames from the fire at the Plexus Woodworks shop on Gulch Road monitors the situation Sunday morning. Fire completely destroyed the Naramata business which was not insured.
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A well-known Naramata family is counting their blessings and at the same time trying to come to terms with a devastating fire that destroyed their business Sunday morning. Grandbois family members hugged each other and watched in shock and tears as the huge 15-20 metre flames, fanned by savage north winds ripped through the estimated 7,000-square-foot Plexus Woodworks shop on Gulch Road. Fortunately, even though they were initial-
ly hampered by the gusts and a limited water supply, Naramata Volunteer Fire Department Crews prevented the fire from reaching the Grandbois’ nearby home. “It was just a beautiful Sunday morning and I was working in the orchard up there and saw the smoke,” recalled Rick Grandbois, whose wife Harriet and four of their five children were in the home at the time. “At first I just thought it was dust because the wind was blowing and I thought, well it looks like it might be more than dust so I ran over the edge and I noticed that it was the building and ran down here and my family was out.”
Unfortunately the phone service was through the office in the workshop and was already destroyed so they could not call 911. Because of where the house is located there is no cell service. Since the incident the family has been overwhelmed by the response from other people. “Well we’ve just had so much community support,” he said. “It’s really helped to know there are so many people that are sending their condolences, food is coming in all the time and it we just want them to know how much this means to us.” Flames also came dangerously close to
jumping to a property and residence just up the hill to the east. “All we know right now is that it started in the office area in the back-left corner of the building and from there with the 40 (kilometre) winds, it was crazy,” said Naramata Fire Chief Tony Travao, who described the scenario as the “perfect storm.” “It didn’t help that the nearest hydrant was a kilometre and a half away and with the way the winds were swirling and the flames that high I didn’t want to put any money on where it was going for the first half hour or so.” See FIRE on PG. 3
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