Ottawa firefighters say they rescued an adult, a child and a cat from a burning townhome near the Ottawa International Airport Tuesday night.
In a social media post, Ottawa Fire Services said they received a call about an odour of natural gas near a three-storey townhome on Twyford Street.
When firefighters arrived they saw smoke coming from the side of the building and forced their way inside. That’s when they heard screams for help coming from the kitchen, where they found the adult and child.
After they were rescued and checked for injuries, firefighters combed the home twice more and during the second search found a cat. The animal was also carried from the burning building and given oxygen.
Flames had to be extinguished in the basement and ground floor before the fire was considered under control around 9:20 p.m. Residents were eventually allowed back into the building’s other units.
Twyford Street is just north of the airport and about nine kilometres south of Ottawa’s downtown core.