Ottawa Fire Services has implemented a ban on open fires as of Wednesday, after firefighters were called to four major grass fires in the city’s south and west…
There were no people in the building.
Firefighters arrived at 3:56 p.m. and entered the building to control the flames, using tanker vehicles to shuttle water from a nearby fill site and pumping it up a long laneway to the building. An all-terrain vehicle shuttled firefighters and equipment to the scene. Ottawa Fire Services was called to a fire at the MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre on Friday. Photo by Ottawa Fire Services /Handout photo
However, the fire spread to the attic. Firefighters evacuated the building at 4:40 p.m. after the roof started to collapse. There were no injuries.
As of 6:30 p.m, firefighters were still working to douse the blaze from outside the building.