The massive explosion that took out homes under construction in an east Ottawa neighbourhood damaged homes nearby, forcing families to escape early Monday morning with nothing but they clothes they were wearing. ottnews
"We were sleeping and then a loud crash and then we wake up," he said."The ceiling's kind of fallen down on us. Our whole back of our house is just gone.""I got the ceiling off of us, got my wife and baby out, I scooped the dog and then grabbed my other son whose bedroom is in the front of the house," he said.
The Pepins say they don't know yet the extent of the damage to their brand new homes. Right now, they're taking solace in each other's company. Mariam Pepin had moved to the neighbourhood near the blast site just last week, living next door to her sister Maxence. The explosion was a terrifying moment for residents all around the neighbourhood, but for Sanah Hanan, it immediately made her think of family affected by the earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria.
The Hanans are one of many families displaced by the blast. They went to the Minto Sales Office that was opened for affected families who now need food and shelter and place to reunite. Sanah's daughter Hanin says the explosion made her family's nightmare feel more real.
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