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Fire under control after claiming several homes off Westside Road near Vernon

Cabins up in flames in Emerald Bay, near Komasket Beach

Several homes have been destroyed by fire off Westside Road.

The blaze was spotted shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, June 4 in the Emerald Bay area.

Four cabins and two trailers were reportedly lost on Smith Crescent.

The blaze is near Komasket Beach, just past Newport Beach. Okanagan Indian Band Fire Department is on scene and have the blaze under control as they are in mop up stage.

This is the third structure fire in as many days in the North Okanagan after a devastating lumberyard blaze June 3 in Spallumcheen and a garage fire June 2 near Predator Ridge.

READ MORE: Highway now fully reopened at scene of Spallumcheen lumberyard fire

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