Smoking materials blamed for Elgin Street high-rise fire

Investigators suspect smoking materials were responsible for a fire in an Elgin Street high-rise apartment early Saturday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call at about 2:30 a.m. reporting that flames had been spotted on a high-rise building at 475 Elgin St.
First responders arriving reported heavy smoke on the balcony and inside the 11th floor hallway.
The fire had extended into the apartment, while heavy smoke spread through the building’s ventilation system.
The fire was dec