Firefighters rescued a man from a second-storey balcony on Rochester Street last night, after a fire broke out in the building’s kitchen.
The man could walk but suffered severe smoke inhalation. Paramedics treated him at the scene until he was sent to hospital. The Ottawa Citizen reported that when the man arrived at the hospital, he was is in critical condition.
The blaze is responsible for about $100,000 in property damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.