Cupboard fire in Lower Town displaces high rise tenant
By Ted Raymond
The fire did about 15,000 worth of damage to the unit, and there was some water damage to the unit below.
Ottawa Firefighters say one person will be displaced after an apartment fire in Lower Town.
Firefighters were called to a high rise at 161 Augusta Street, just north of Rideau, at 5:49 p.m. after they were alerted to alarms from the building's monitoring company.
They found a small fire in a cupboard inside a third-floor apartment, and had it out by 6:01. The tenant was not home at the time.
It's not yet known what started the fire.
No one was hurt.
The fire did about $15,000 worth of damage to the unit, and there was some water damage to the unit below.