Ottawa fire respond to small blaze on Cummings Island

By OttawaMatters Staff

Posted Jul 6, 2020 10:22:00 AM.

Ottawa Fire Services were called to Cummings Island on Sunday night put out a small brush fire.

Crews responded to the Cummings Bridge on Montreal Road, near Vanier Parkway, around 7 p.m.

Firefighters initially sprayed the blaze from the bridge before sending water technicians to the island to put out the hot spots.

Ottawa Fire on scene of a brush fire on Cummings Island in the Rideau River. The main body of fire was knocked down by Ladder 13 operating on the Cummings Bridge. Water Rescue Technicians are now on the island overhauling and extinguishing hot spots. #ottnews #ottcity #OttFire pic.twitter.com/6IhRQEt6K4

— Scott Stilborn (@OFSFirePhoto) July 5, 2020

It's not yet known how the fire started.

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