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The North Grenville Fire Service responded to an automatic aid call Tuesday night at the New Rideau Restaurant on Merlyn Wilson Road in Beckett’s Landing.
The area falls right on the border between Ottawa and North Grenville but falls under Ottawa’s jurisdiction.
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The blaze was called in by a passerby calling 911 at 10:43 p.m.
North Grenville firefighters were first on the scene, and confirmed a structure fire with heavy flames coming through the roof of the building, said North Grenville Fire Chief John Okum.
OTTAWA Ottawa firefighters battled a blaze overnight at a restaurant along the shores of the Rideau River in south Ottawa. Fire crews were called to the New Rideau Restaurant in Beckett s Landing at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday by a neighbour who could see smoke and flames. The flames had gone through the roof by the time firefighters arrived and were threatening to spread to several nearby propane tanks, Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said in a news release. The building was empty at the time and no injuries have been reported. It took firefighters until 1 a.m. to get the blaze under control, with the help of crews from the North Grenville Fire Service.
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