Blaze at south Ottawa townhome displaces 2 residents; police, fire investigating

Two residents of a townhome in south Ottawa have been temporarily displaced, after a fire in their dining room ripped through the ceiling Tuesday afternoon.

First responders were called to the complex off Albion Road, south of Hunt Club Road, shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday by a resident who reported dark smoke coming from the windows of their townhouse, according to a statement from Ottawa Fire Services.

No one was inside the residence at the time and firefighters got the blaze under control just before 2:15 p.m., the fire department said.

Both fire and police investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze, according to the statement.

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