Basement fire displaces six residents from Greenboro home

By Glennis Lane

Posted Jan 26, 2021 10:00:00 PM.

Six people have been displaced from their Greenboro home after a Tuesday afternoon basement fire.

Ottawa fire crews received a 911 call around 3:15 p.m. from a neighbour who reported the blaze in the basement of a home on Taj Court.

Crews entered the smoke filled home and were able to get the fire under control just after 4:00 p.m., the home was ventilated and crews checked for hot spots.

The Canadian Red Cross has been called in to assist the residents.

A investigator from the Ottawa Fire Department has been called to help determine the cause of the fire.

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