Damage from ByWard Market restaurant fire pegged at $2M

Water poured down the front steps of Vittoria Trattoria restaurant late Friday in the devastating aftermath of a four-alarm fire that gutted the historic building in the ByWard Market.
Two fire investigators were on scene to determine the cause of the blaze, which is believed to have started in the roof area of the century-old, two-storey stone building.
Roofers were doing work on the building when the fire broke out Friday morning, according to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, who expressed immense rel