Crews quickly extinguish mattress fire in Centretown

Posted May 31, 2017 04:58:25 AM.

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OTTAWA – There are no injuries following a mattress fire near Dundonald Park in Centretown overnight.

Fire crews responded to 568 Somerset Street West around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, after a 911 call from the building superintendent reporting visible smok on the third floor of the multi-unit residential building.

A working fire was declared when crews arrived.

The fire was limited to the mattress and the fire was cleared by 3:05 a.m.

The building was evacuated, but everyone has since been able to return home.

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