Two women were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital in stable condition after a fire at a multi\u002Dunit building in Barrhaven Tuesday evening.
One of them suffered mild smoke inhalation and the other a worsening of an existing medical condition, the Ottawa Paramedic Service said.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againMultiple 911 calls came in at 5:51 p.m. reporting smoke coming from the building on Rutlege Street near Hathaway Drive. Firefighters found a fire burning in a basement unit and had it under control at 6:06 p.m. and out at 6:19 p.m.“Call 911 as soon as it is safe to do so,” the fire department advised. “Remember, you are our eyes and ears to the emergency.
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