Firefighters quickly put out a fire at a home for the elderly in Richmond

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Quick work by the Ottawa Fire Department Friday night contained a fire at a seniors’ center before it spread.

About 19:11, the caller reported that smoke was visible from a room in a home for the elderly on Perth Street in the Richmond area.

The crews that arrived at the scene determined the fire and brought in additional means.

Firefighters led a hose line inside the building.

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The fire was in an area of ​​the city without hydrants, so firefighters used a shuttle system to bring water to the scene from a water source.

Firefighters conducted two searches of the building and found no one inside.

Emergency responders and an OC Transpo bus were dispatched to provide shelter and assistance to residents.

At 20:06 the fire was extinguished

An investigative team was sent to the scene to determine the cause and origin of the fire.

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