Firefighters rescued two people from a third-floor balcony while responding to late night fire in Centretown.
Around 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) responded to a building in the 300 block of Somerset Street West.
A 9-1-1 caller had reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the commercial and residential mixed structure and said there were people trapped on the balcony.
A working fire was confirmed, additional resources were deployed, and a ladder was immediately set up to rescue two people, who were brought to safety at 10:08 p.m.
Firefighters completed two full searches of the structure and no occupants were found inside.
The fire was under control by 10:07 p.m.