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A fire in downtown Ottawa Saturday night killed two people and injured two others, paramedics say.
Ottawa Fire Services said in an after hours media release it responded to a fire on the 19th floor of a residential high rise at around 9:30 p.m., and that smoke and flames were visible through a balcony door when it arrived on scene.
Paramedics said the address was 395 Somerset Street West.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said. One was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died.
Two others were taken to hospital, one is in critical condition and the other sustained minor injuries. A fifth person was assessed but not taken to hospital, paramedics said.
Ottawa Fire Services said the fire was brought under control at 10:03 p.m. and that the blaze was contained to the area of origin. It is still investigating the cause of the fire.