UPDATE: 9:20 p.m.
No one was injured after a motorhome burst into flames, Tuesday night.
Summerland Fire Chief Rob Robinson confirmed eight firefighters responded to a blaze on Barkwill Street at about 7:19 p.m.
Fire crews arrived on the scene to find an RV ablaze on the shoulder of the road just outside the Pleasant View Motel.
“Crews did a good job of initially knocking the fire down but had to pull away from the fire before fully extinguishing, as we ran into a hazard of wires above it that burnt down on top of the motorhome,” said Robinson.
According to Robinson, members of the Summerland electrical utility division were called in to assist, “de-energizing the lines before fire crews could go back in and fully extinguish the fire.”
Four more Summerland firefighters and a ladder truck were staged at the scene but were not needed.
The cause of the fire is not known, but crews remain in the area investigating.
UPDATE: 8:05 p.m.
Multiple fire crews, RCMP and BC Ambulance are on the scene of Pleasant View Motel and RV Park in Summerland.
A structure located on the premises of the park went up in flames at about 7 p.m. and fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze by just after 8 p.m.
It’s unclear if anyone was inside the structure at the time of the fire.
Emergency crews remain on the scene investigating. It’s not known what started the blaze.
The Pleasant View Motel was once known to house those who were experiencing homelessness and in 2018 Summerland Review reported the RV park had people renting substandard conditions.
Flames can be seen rising from a structure off Highway 97 in Summerland.
The blaze was first spotted just after 7 p.m.
According to witnesses, a motorhome parked near the Summerland Car Wash was engulfed in flames.
Traffic is backed up southbound on Highway 97, but the road remains open.
Summerland Review has a reporter headed to the scene.
More to come.