Sandy Hill residents displaced by fire
Posted Mar 16, 2020 09:17:00 AM.
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Ottawa Fire Services received an early morning call from a passerby about flames coming from a second-floor balcony of a multi-unit building in Sandy Hill.
When crews arrived at 261 Somerset Street East shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, the fire had already spread to the third floor and roof.
At that time, firefighters declared a two-alarm blaze.
An OC Transpo bus had to be called to shelter the occupants of the affected unit, as well as neighbouring homes. No one was injured.
The Red Cross and Salvation Army will both be helping those affected by the incident.
Ottawa Fire on scene of a 2-Alarm fire at 259-261 Somerset Street East in Sandy Hill. Fire is in a 3-storey 2-door multiple unit residential building. All occupants accounted for and sheltering in a @OC_Transpo bus. #ottnews #ottcity #ottfire pic.twitter.com/vpyovy3m5G
— Scott Stilborn (@OFSFirePhoto) March 16, 2020
A fire investigator has been called in to determine the cause.
