Two injured after bedroom fire in Ottawa's east end
Ottawa firefighters on scene of a bedroom fire on 10th Line Road. Feb. 26, 2023. (Ottawa Fire Services/Twitter)
Two people were injured after a fire broke out at an east end Ottawa home Sunday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters were called to a home on 10th Line Road, south of Wall Road, just before 8:40 a.m. because of a fire in a bedroom on the second floor.
The fire was extinguished by 9:08 a.m. and contained to the bedroom. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Ottawa paramedics say a 25-year-old woman was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and a 34-year-old man suffered minor burns. Both are in stable condition.
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