No injuries reported after commercial blaze on St. Laurent Boulevard

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Sep 1, 2022 12:12:00 PM.

There are no injuries after an early morning commercial fire in Ottawa's east end.

The Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, reporting smoke and flames coming from the back of a business on St. Laurent Boulevard, between McArthur and Donald streets.

The fire was mostly contained to the outside of the building and was under control before 5 a.m.

An Ottawa fire investigator has been called to the scene to determine the cause.

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