No injuries in overnight basement fire

Posted Nov 24, 2015 05:14:14 AM.

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OTTAWA – There are no injuries after a basement fire in the west end.

Crews were called to 505 Kirkwood Ave. around 11:50 p.m. Monday, after calls about visible smoke coming from the basement windows of a single-family residence.

Crews kept the fire contained to the basement.

Damage is pegged at $100,000. The cause is under investigation.

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