A woman in her 30s suffered smoke inhalation at the scene of house fire on Russell Road in the city’s east end Thursday morning but she did not need to be…
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Firefighters had the blaze under control at 7:08 a.m. but remained at the row house near Tupper Avenue and Southvale Crescent to douse “hotspots” on a burned-out staircase.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The fire department fielded multiple 911 calls reporting the fire about 6:20 a.m. Firefighters found smoke when they arrived and neighbours said that there could be people inside. Crews started putting out the fire and searching for any occupants through heavy black smoke, the fire department said. They had to use ladders to enter the windows to confirm the second floor of the home was empty because the stairs and the floors upstairs were so damaged by the fire.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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