Two Centretown residents are now homeless after a fire in their Arlington Ave. multi-unit house late Tuesday night.
Emergency services responded to the blaze just before 11 p.m., and fire crews were able to bring it under control within minutes, according to Marc Messier, a Public Information Officer and firefighter at Ottawa Fire Services.
Firefighters evacuated the house located at 430 Arlington Ave., and the Ottawa Salvation Army and Red Cross were called in to assist residents from three units who were affected. Two women are now homeless because of the fire, according to the Ottawa Sun.
Damages are estimated at $160,000, and the exteriors of two neighbouring houses were also damaged, according to CFRA. The fire is suspected of starting in a low-ceiling addition to the house that served as a summer kitchen, according to media reports.