Arson unit probing fire at St. Laurent Centre
Posted Jan 16, 2013 09:46:37 AM.
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OTTAWA, Ont. – The City’s arson unit is probing a blaze at the St. Laurent Centre early Wednesday morning.
Ottawa fire was swamped with calls around 4 a.m. about smoke billowing from outside of the shopping centre.
“A trailer from a tractor trailer was burning,” said Marc Messier of Ottawa Fire services. “It was burning underneath where the tires were, which caused the smoke. It then extended into the trailer part.”
Crews managed to keep the flames from spreading inside the mall.
“Fire did not get inside the building,” said Messier. “Crews managed to keep it to the outside, so other than the slight smell of smoke inside the loading zone, there was basically no damage inside.”
Damage is pegged at $200,000. There were no injuries.
The mall is open for business as usual.
