A fire that triggered countless bucks in damages to a Kanata shopping center very early Tuesday early morning is being checked out as an arson, Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) stated.
According to OFS, a person called 911 around 3:31 a.m. to report hefty black smoke originating from 471Hazeldean Rd Emergency teams showed up around 3:45 a.m., OFS stated.
A 2nd alarm system was called at 3:57 a.m., mobilizing even more firemens to the scene. No one was hurt.
The shopping center includes concerning 15 services consisting of a Chinese dining establishment, a fruit and vegetables shop, a white wine store, a restaurant and a butcher.
Fire spread out with the wall surfaces and roofing systems of 4 devices, however firemens had the ability to include the fires prior to they might infect various other services. Two searches showed up no passengers, OFS stated.
“The incident has displaced many businesses, and the damage caused by the fire is estimated in the millions of dollars,” according to a press release from Ottawa authorities Tuesday mid-day.
Their arson system is currently exploring the fire and is asking the general public for any type of video clip footage of “suspicious activity” in the location of Castlefrank and Hazeldean roadways in between 1:30 and 3:30 a.m.
