Ottawa firefighters are battling a fire in a two-storey house on Lebreton Street in Chinatown.
Firefighters were called to the fire at 14 LeBreton Street N. at around 8:40 a.m., according to media reports. After battling the blaze for 30 minutes, firefighters were removed from the building because of fears the structure would collapse.
Nineteen fire vehicles and 58 fire personnel were called in to respond to the blaze, according to the Ottawa Fire Twitter account.
Six people will be left homeless after the fire. The Red Cross and Salvation Army are assisting the residents.
Police officers patrolling the area discovered the fire after seeing smoke coming from the building, a police spokesperson said.
Somerset Street is closed from Booth to Bell streets and Lebreton Street is closed from Somerset to Eccles streets.