Firefighters tackle basement fire in Sheffield Glen
Posted Feb 24, 2022 02:07:00 PM.
Firefighters were called to a basement fire in a home on Southvale Crescent, near Walkley Road and the 417.
The fire began around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 24.
Ottawa Fire said a 911 caller reported a fire in the basement. When firefighters arrived, they found flames coming out of a ground floor window at the back of the house.
Flames coming out of the window on the ground floor at the back of the house. #OttNews
— Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) February 24, 2022
A tweet issued by Ottawa Fire Services said there are reports of propane tanks in the home's basement.
There is no word yet on the cause of the fire nor a dollar estimate of the damage it caused.