Dozens of cows dead in rural Ottawa barn fire
Ottawa firefighters battled a raging blaze at an agricultural building near a rural Ottawa village on Thursday evening.
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Posted: May 20, 2021 9:18 PM ET | Last Updated: May 21
Firefighters are battling a large fire at an agricultural building near Kars, a village in rural Ottawa Thursday night.(Scott Stilborn/OFS)
Dozens of cattle have died in a fire that was raging into Thursday evening at an agricultural building near the rural Ottawa village of Kars, says Ottawa Fire Services.
Firefighters responded to the call on First Line Road near Century Road East just outside of Manotick at about 7:30 p.m., Thursday. They saw black smoke from the roof of a barn and the building engulfed in flames, Ottawa Fire spokesperson Carson Tharris told CBC News.
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More than 80 cattle perished in a barn fire in rural south Ottawa on Thursday evening, according to the city’s fire service, while neighbours stepped up to transport and shelter some of the surviving animals.
Ottawa Fire Services started fielding 911 calls shortly after 7:20 p.m. about black smoke from a barn on First Line Road near Century Road East, according to an OFS news release.
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Firefighters didn’t have to arrive on scene to declare a working fire the smoke was visible from a distance. At the property, they found a barn, “fully engulfed in flames.”
OTTAWA Ottawa Fire says more than 80 cattle have died in a large barn fire near Manotick. Ottawa fire says multiple 911 calls came in around 7:20 p.m. Thursday. Callers reported black smoke coming from a barn on First Line Road, near Century Road East. The black smoke and flames were visible from several kilometres away. When firefighters arrived on scene, Ottawa Fire says the barn was fully engulfed in flames. Ottawa Fire tweeted that crews set up an aerial tower vehicle to fight the fire from above. Crews added that a tanker vehicle was also being used to shuttle water from a nearby hydrant.
OTTAWA Fire officials say 120 cows were killed in a large barn fire near the village of Manotick on Thursday, which caused an estimated $2 million in damage. Firefighters were called to Acredale Farms, on First Line Road near Century Road East, and arrived within five minutes of receiving multiple 911 calls around 7:20 p.m. Thursday. The black smoke and flames were visible from several kilometres away. Before crews arrived, Rob Lachapelle, who lives up the road, was leaving his home to swim in the Rideau River when he saw the thick black smoke. I ran down the lane way and they were trying to get calves out of the little shelters that are beside the barn, says Lachapelle, who began assisting with efforts to rescue the animals. The heat was just so intense trying to get those calves out. I mean those plastic shelters were melting.
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