Residents flee Stittsville blaze barefoot, one of four early morning fires in freezing conditions
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In Stittsville, a second alarm was called to a single-family home in the 1200 block of Kittiwake Drive off of Chantilly & Sirocco Crescent.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.
Crews broke down a rear fence to get them out safely and they were placed on one of the trucks to warm up.Paramedics treated four people at the scene for frostbite and smoke inhalation.The fire was declared under control at about 10:20 a.m., but fire crews remained on the scene checking for hot spots and monitoring two adjacent homes.Article content
Also, a bird & a gecko were rescued as well. Firefighters had to break down a fence to rescue the individuals out of the backyard. 5 people total in the home at the time of the 🔥.
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