Centretown residents displaced after fire on MacLaren
Posted Jun 8, 2012 02:55:14 PM.
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OTTAWA – At least three people have been displaced after a fire in Centretown.
Fire crews were called to 384 MacLaren at 1:58 a.m., Friday, after a fire broke out on the top floor of the four storey building. The blaze affected at least five units.
Five people were treated for smoke inhalation. Three were treated at the scene while another two people were treated en route to hospital.
Red Cross and Salvation Army volunteers were on hand to help those put out of their homes.
The cause is under investigation.
Damage has been estimated at $500,000.
Portions of Bank Street and MacLaren Street were closed because of the fire, but have both reopened.
