Kelowna firefighter Chris Zimmerman, badly burned in a huge fire last weekend that destroyed an unfinished six-storey condominium building and a nearby residential motel, is recovering in hospital and doing better each day, says his father.

Gerry Zimmermann, the city91裸聊视频檚 well-known former fire chief and a former city councillor, told the 91裸聊视频 on Thursday his son has regained feeling in his burned hands and can move them, both encouraging signs.

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Chris Zimmermann suffered burns to his hands, as well as to his back and his calves, while on the second floor of the under-construction second building at the Water91裸聊视频檚 Edge development in the Mission area of the city Saturday.

He was trying to find a way to safety out of the burning building for himself and three of his firefighter colleagues who were trapped on a third-storey balcony.

His father said the four had to descend by ladder through heavy black smoke to escape flames just before the building collapsed.

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While in the building, the flames were pushed with such force that they burned between Chris91裸聊视频檚 protective fire coat and his back and down the back of his boots, burning him badly in both areas as well.

Gerry said in his long career as with the Kelowna Fire Department, he had not seen a firefighter as badly burned here as his son.

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