Explosion at west Ottawa fire station under construction injures 3
Firefighters responded Wednesday to an explosion at a fire station construction site at 1075 March Road in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata.
Ottawa paramedics say one adult male has serious but non-life threatening injuries.Two other adult males are being treated with minor injuries.
Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Nick DeFazio says the explosion was called in at around 8:35 a.m. and occurred in one room. A ceiling collapsed but the integrity of the structure has not been compromised.
Ottawa Fire posted to social media just before 9:45 a.m. that they had responded to reports of the explosion.
The building is a construction site of a future city of Ottawa fire station that is not staffed.
A fire structural collapse team confirmed the integrity of the structure is not compromised and the damage is isolated to one room.
All workers are accounted for at this time, OFS said.
The city of Ottawa said the site was 65 per cent complete at the time of the blast.
"As a precautionary measure, power and heat were shut down temporarily. OFS confirmed this is an isolated incident, and conducted initial assessments of the structure to confirm it was not compromised," said a statement attributed to director of infrastructure services Carina Duclos.
"The City is cooperating with the ongoing investigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, and the Ottawa Police Service."
Ottawa police say they responded to a "minor explosion" at the same location.
Police on scene for an explosion in Ottawa west. (Tyler Flemming/CTV News Ottawa)
A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said a ministry inspector has been assigned and the investrigation into the explosion is ongoing.
There are no details yet on the cause of the suspected explosion.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Serial sexual offender linked to unsolved 1970s homicides of four Calgary girls, women
An investigation into unsolved historical homicides from the 1970s has linked the deaths of two girls and two young women in and around Calgary to a now-deceased serial offender.
Woman with liver failure rejected for a transplant after medical review highlights alcohol use
For nearly three months, Amanda Huska has been in an Ontario hospital, part of it on life support, because of severe liver failure. Her history of alcohol use is getting in the way of her only potential treatment: a liver transplant.
$500K-worth of elvers seized at Toronto airport
Fishery and border service officers seized more than 100 kilograms of unauthorized elvers at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Wednesday.
Toronto eliminated from PWHL playoffs
Toronto has been eliminated from the PWHL playoffs.
Information commissioner faces $700K funding shortfall, says system is 'overwhelmed'
Canada's information commissioner says her office is facing a $700,000 funding shortfall that could impact its ability to investigate complaints about government transparency and accountability.
B.C. man 'attacked suddenly' by adult grizzly near Alberta boundary: RCMP
A B.C. man is recovering from multiple injuries after he was "attacked suddenly" by an adult grizzly bear near Elkford Thursday afternoon.
Backlash over NFL player Harrison Butker's commencement speech has reached a new level
The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address.
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in '9 to 5' and the nasty TV director in 'Tootsie,' has died. He was 92.
Craig Berube named as next head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Craig Berube as their new head coach.