Blaze rips through popular Allium restaurant

By Glennis Lane

Posted Mar 1, 2019 09:49:00 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A popular Wellington West restaurant went up in flames early Friday morning.

Ottawa fire crews were called to Allium restaurant at 87 Holland Avenue around 2:30 a.m. after a neighbour heard a big bang and saw flames from the back of the building.

There were heavy flames when crews arrived and fire fighters went on a defensive attack.

One woman and a child have been left homeless by the blaze and the Salvation Army and Canadian Red Cross were called in to offer assistance.

No injuries were reported.

There is no word on a cause at this time and a fire investigator has been called to investigate.

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