Police and firefighters respond to a house fire on Kent Street and Arlington Avenue.
Ottawa police have confirmed that Monday night's fire was likely caused by arson.
“The determination was based on an elimination of all other possible causes, as well as evidence obtained from the house and various interviews,” Sgt. David Christie of the Ottawa police arson unit told the Ottawa Citizen.
Firefighters rescued a man from a house fire on the corner of Kent Street and Arlington Avenue. The man was on the third story balcony when rescued and was been taken to hospital to be treated for minor smoke inhalation. He is expected to be fine.
The Ottawa Fire Department received a call at 6:52 p.m. about the fire. Fire fighters at the scene said the fire seemed to have started at the building's rear. The fire was extinguished around 9:30 p.m.
Power in the surrounding area was cut off at approximately 7:30 p.m. and was restored roughly an hour later. Police blocked off traffic on Kent Street from Chamberlain Avenue to Flora Street and on Arlington Avenue between Lyon and Bank streets.