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Neighbour enters Barrhaven blaze to save occupant, Ottawa fire crews say

Ottawa fire crews battle a two-alarm blaze at a Barrhaven townhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Ottawa Fire Services

Ottawa fire crews and a concerned neighbour helped to rescue two occupants from a blaze at a Barrhaven townhouse Tuesday night.

Ottawa Fire Services said it received a call around 9 p.m. on Tuesday reporting two people were trapped in a fire in a townhouse at 6 Spring Grove Lane.

Fire crews arrived shortly and extracted one occupant. A second person was rescued when a neighbour entered the burning structure before firefighters arrived, according to OFS.

A second alarm was declared at 9:10 p.m., with fire crews summoning additional resources.

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The main body of the fire in the family room of the townhouse was extinguished and damage was mostly contained to the original unit, OFS said.

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The fire was declared under control at 9:44 p.m.

An OFS investigator is looking into the cause of the fire.

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