Firefighters respond to reports of carbon monoxide near University of Ottawa

Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, Ottawa Fire Services responded to a call from a monitoring company reporting an active carbon monoxide (CO) alarm in a low-rise multi-residential structure near the University of Ottawa.

Firefighters reported readings of CO as high as 36 parts per million throughout the building.

All residents were evacuated. An OCTranspo bus was called to the scene to shelter residents.

Firefighters responded to the same issue on Nov. 12.

Just shortly before midnight Enbridge arrived on scene and shut down the building’s boilers and air exchange unit. The building’s superintendent was advised to have these units inspected and serviced.

Firefighters then used high pressurized fans to ventilate the entire structure.

Firefighters continue to take readings until the building was deemed safe with CO levels of zero just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

No injuries were reported.