Ottawa Fire

• 2 dead after 4 rescued from Ottawa high-rise apartment unit on fire: officials

  Ottawa Fire Services said they received multiple calls around 9:30 p.m. Saturday about a fire with people trapped in a high-rise building in the 300 block of Somerset Street West.

  Fire

  Mar 15
  
• 1 dead, 19 displaced after fire at Ottawa apartment building: firefighters

  The Ottawa fire service says one person is dead and 19 people have been displaced after a fire at an apartment building in the city's west end Sunday.

  Fire

  Jan 19
  
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• 10 passengers, bus driver rescued after crash that left OC Transpo bus in ditch

  Ottawa Fire Services says it had to rescue a bus driver and 10 passengers after a collision between an OC Transpo bus and another vehicle on Sunday evening.

  Traffic

  Mar 11, 2024
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• Police investigating possible homicide after ‘suspicious’ downtown Ottawa fire

  The Ottawa Police Service says officers responded to an active fire on Booth Street just after midnight.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2023
• Ottawa firefighter suffers non-critical injuries fighting 2-alarm blaze in Orleans

  Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from a passerby reporting flames and smoke visible from a distance coming from a building on Youville Drive.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2023
• Unprecedented wildfire smoke clouds the National Capital Region

  Wildfires in Quebec and Southeastern Ontario over the weekend caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes.

  Fire

  Jun 6, 2023
• Ottawa firefighters rescue dog that fell through ice, officials say

  Officials say someone called 911 at about 10:40 a.m. to report that the dog had gone through the ice at Andrew Hayden Park.

  Fire

  Apr 8, 2023
• House fire in Ottawa suburb of Manotick leaves 1 person dead: officials

  Ottawa Fire Services say they were called to a blaze in the 5,000 block of First Line Road in Manotick early this morning.

  Fire

  Apr 2, 2023
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• 1 dead, 911 caller pulls another person from Ottawa house fire: Fire services

  One person was found dead inside a burning west Ottawa bungalow, where firefighters say a 911 caller was able to break a window and pull a second person from the house fire. 

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Police launch criminal investigation into Ottawa explosion

  On Feb. 13, an explosion was reported on Blossom Pass Terrace at a housing development in Orleans.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2023