Firefighters were battling heavy smoke and flames at a vacant multi\u002Dunit apartment building on Wilbrod Street Tuesday morning.
A fire investigator was at the building on Wilbrod Street between Nelson and Friel streets to determine the cause of the blaze, Ottawa Fire Services said. The three-story building was empty and no injuries were reported.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.
Firefighters arrived two minutes later and declared a second alarm to call in more resources to fight the fire, which appears to have started on the first floor and spread to the second and third. Holes in the floors posed a threat to firefighters as they searched to confirm the building was empty. Crews pulled apart ceilings and walls to attack the flames inside and worked to prevent any damage to the residential building next door.
OC Transpo sent a bus to the scene for firefighters to stay warm while crews were rotating in and out of fighting the fire, which was under control at 9:08 a.m. Ottawa Fire Service said searches of the burning building on Wilbrod Street were being hampered by holes in the floor.
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