‘We Might Not Have a Home’: Fire Evacuees in Kelowna Parking Lot Ponder Unclear Fate

Veteran Rob Pullen, left, and Warren Pullen, who were evacuated from their home on Thursday due to wildfires, sit with their dogs outside their trailer in the parking lot at an evacuation centre, in Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door.

A fast-moving wildfire was approaching their home on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C.