On September 17, 2014 at ~ 10:26 Hours Willowbrook Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a rural residence fire on Orofino Road, near Oliver, BC.  Cause of the fire is under investigation and does appear to be suspicious at this point.  Of particular interest to the police is any information from the Public which may serve to assist in identifying three males on dirt bikes and a possibly associated female who were observed in the area at the time of the fire.

Any information can be forwarded directly to the Oliver RCMP Detachment attn. File number 2104 2014-5125 or indirectly through the Crime Stoppers program.

Ken Harrington, Sgt.
Area Commander Oliver Detachment

Willowbrook Fire Chief Brad Fossett says nothing was left of the structure by the time firefighters arrived on the scene .

Fossett said it appeared the house had burned down, unnoticed, overnight. No one was home at the time.

“It was way out in the middle of the forest, off-grid,” he said. “A hunter found it in the morning.”

Firefighters including those from Ministry of Forest worked for over 3 hours soaking the one hectare site of fire to ensure it did not flare back up.

Thanks to Penticton Herald