Ottawa firefighters contained a large leak that was pouring out of a building and onto the street in the city’s downtown core on Tuesday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services say on social media that they received a call reporting active alarms in the 200 block of Queen Street at approximately 7 a.m. and found approximately 500 litres of liquid had leaked out of an HVAC system from the roof of a multi-storey building.
Ottawa Fire Services dispatched its hazmat team and brought in a large amount of absorbent to contain leak, which was pouring on the sidewalk and into a parking garage.
A “diking system” was set up to control the movement of the liquid to keep it from not going into the sewers. Hydro Ottawa and a vacuum truck were also called to the scene.
The spill was contained and cleared by around 9:15 a.m. and left in control with the building’s management.
It’s unclear what kind of liquid was pouring out.
While on scene, a worker fell from a ladder eight feet from the ground and sustained injuries, Ottawa Fire added. The Ottawa Paramedic Service was called to assess the worker.