Firefighters douse flames at five-unit building in Sarsfield

Quick action by firefighters prevented flames from spreading through a five-unit building in Sarsfield, the Ottawa fire department reported Monday.
A 911 call reporting smoke from an electrical outlet summoned fire crews to 2870 Colonial Rd. at 10:53 a.m.
In a “rapid intervention,” firefighters tracked the fire to an electrical panel in one unit and extinguished it while colleagues evacuated the other residents of the building.
The fire was under control at 11:21 a.m., but crews cont