Ottawa Firefighters put out a kitchen fire in a Vanier apartment Thursday afternoon and also saved a couple of pets.
Firefighters were called to a four-storey building at 298 Blake Boulevard at around 3:30 p.m., where heavy smoke was seen coming from a third floor unit.
While inside, firefighters found a pet snake and a pet rat in their cages and safely brought them outside.
Residents of the building had evacuated.
The fire was under control quickly. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
