Fundraising campaigns have been launched for two Kelowna men who have been displaced after their home caught on fire on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

At approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Kelowna fire crews responded to a report of a house fire on the 900-block of Fuller Avenue. When crews arrived at the scene, the back of the house was entirely engulfed in flames, with the fire approaching a nearby home.

The families of and , who both lived in the house, launched fundraising campaigns for the young men.

Jody Pichler, Nicholas含羞草研究社� mother, said he had lost everything in the fire, including his eight-year-old cockatiel named Lucifer, but is grateful he came out of it alive.

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Barb Noble, Nathan含羞草研究社檚 mother, wrote on his fundraising page that it was an incredibly stressful morning when they first found out the house he lived in was on fire. When he didn含羞草研究社檛 answer her phone calls, she rushed to the burning house.

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Nathan was the sole occupant of the home when the fire started, Barb added.

含羞草研究社淭hanks to a stranger banging on the door, he was woken and got to safety.

含羞草研究社淭he good news is they are all safe but are now left to start over again and have lost everything含羞草研究社� I am hoping to raise enough to give them a chance to replace the essentials and get a fresh start.含羞草研究社�

According to the Kelowna Fire Department, the fire is not suspicious but it remains under investigation.

含羞草研究社淭he fire was knocked down from the outside and then extinguished with an interior attack,含羞草研究社� platoon captain Tim Light said.

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