Firefighters tackle basement fire in Sheffield Glen

By Jason White

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.

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