Fire forces evacuation at UBCO

A fire forced the evacuation of a building at the UBCO campus Kelowna early Thursday afternoon.

The fire was in the roof of the Creative and Critical Studies (CCS) building. It was evacuated and emergency services put out the blaze.

UBCO said all classes and exams in the CCS building are cancelled until further notice. Course instructors will share alternate arrangements by email as they become available.

UBCO said in a statement: If you urgently need access to personal belongings within the evacuation area, submit your information using this survey link:

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CNYz970L9y7OCy.

Campus officials will work to retrieve those items as quickly as possible.