Highrise fire leaves 2 children, woman in critical condition on Donald Street

Ottawa Fire Services says two children and a woman were taken to hospital in critical condition after a fire broke out in a residential highrise building on Donald Street and St. Laurent Boulevard Thursday morning.Crews say they were on scene four minutes into the initial call. When they arrived, they confirmed the heavy smoke in the building. The fire became under control at 6:54 a.m.

Hundreds of displaced residents sheltered nearby after the incident. They have been able to board an OC Transpo bus later in the morning to regroup at the Overbrook Community Centre, according to firefighters. Ottawa Fire Services chief Paul Hutt said the highrise building has approximately 136 units. He said that 50 apartments were impacted by the fire, citing water and smoke damage.

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