Fire has engulfed the Quaaout Lodge in the Shuswap.
The fire broke out at the popular resort west of Salmon Arm Sunday morning, May 22.
(Facebook video courtesy of Dan Thiessen)
“The fire started between 8 – 8:30 a.m.,” said Kelowna’s Dan Thiessen, a guest at the resort. “All got out safe. Third floor is destroyed. Fire started in the front corner of the building. Fire is under control.”
The Shuswap Emergency Program has been activated to assist with people displaced by the fire. It’s uncertain how many people are affected.
The resort opened in 1992 and its championship 18-hole golf course, Talking Rock, opened in 2007.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 3:42 p.m. Sunday, May 22, to include information about the Shuswap Emergency Program.
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Part of the accommodations at the popular Quaaout Lodge resort in the Shuswap was engulfed in flames Sunday morning, May 22. (Andrew McCausland photo)
