Low rise building fire seriously injures 40-year-old downtown Ottawa
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A fire that started in the basement of a two-storey building downtown Ottawa Saturday night seriously injured a 40-year-old, paramedics say.
A fire that started in the basement of a two-storey building downtown Ottawa Saturday night seriously injured a 40-year-old, paramedics say.
The senior was taken to hospital in stable but serious condition, Ottawa Paramedic Service told CTV News Sunday.
Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters received multiple calls around 11:40 p.m. reporting a fire in the basement of a building located in the 200 block of Bay Street.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, and found smoke was coming from the side of the residential building, they declared a working fire to request additional resources.
They then started fighting the fire. The fire was declared under control at 12:44 a.m.
Firefighters then searched the building and did not find any occupants inside.
Meanwhile, an OC Transpo bus was at the scene, providing shelter for the residents, firefighters say.
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