One person has been rescued by Ottawa firefighters from a contained basement fire on Sunday morning.
At around 10:41 a.m., the Ottawa Fire Services responded to multiple reports of “heavy black smoke” coming out of the back of a two-storey, middle-unit townhouse in the 1400 block of Heatherington Road.
Four minutes after being called, firefighters arrived on scene where they confirmed smoke coming from the basement windows after there was no response from the front door.
According to an X post, fire crews began a fast-attack and lowered a hoseline inside to locate the fire. Then, a second crew looked for occupants, in zero-visibility conditions due to the thick black smoke, where they located one resident on the second floor. Crews brought the person outside and treated the resident for any urgent medical needs before Ottawa Paramedics arrived.
Firefighter said there was no other occupants in the house at the time of the fire. By 11:07 a.m., the fire had been extinguished.
The fire was contained to the basement thanks to the work done by fire crews to contain it.
An Ottawa Fire Services Investigator was dispatched to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
Firefighters rescued a resident from a smoke-filled townhome on Heatherington Road this morning and contained a basement fire before it could spread to the upper floors or adjoining homes.
At approximately 10:41, the Ottawa Fire Services Communications Division received multiple… pic.twitter.com/HBeJCHdiDN
— Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) October 25, 2026
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