Sandy Hill fire caused by discarded cigarette
Posted May 3, 2013 10:00:38 AM.
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OTTAWA, Ont. – Ottawa fire has confirmed a blaze in Sandy Hill Thursday night was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
Crews received a call to 440 Nelson Street, in the city’s downtown core, where a third floor unit had caught fire. The fire started on the balcony and spread up the exterior wall into the attic.
Crews brought the fire under control in just under an hour.
Damages are pegged at $400,000 to the building and $50,000 to its contents. Three people have been displaced.
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