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Four people are in hospital in stable condition after a fire damaged some townhomes and displaced people in Ottawa’s south end on Saturday.
Ottawa Fire Services fought the blaze in the 150 block of Somero Private off of Tapiola Crescent.
At one point, firefighters had to be “evacuated from the structure” as part of the building started to collapse, according to a social media update.
By 12:43 p.m., fire services confirmed all building occupants were accounted for.
Four units were involved in the fire.
The Canadian Red Cross and the Salvation Army will help those affected by the incident, according to the fire department.
The Ottawa Paramedic Service told CBC four people were taken to hospital. Two men suffered from smoke inhalation, while one woman in her late teens and one woman in her early teens sustained lacerations. All were in stable condition.
The fire was declared under control by 1:27 p.m.
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