Several homes in east Ottawa have been destroyed after a gas leak triggered an explosion, fire officials say.
Posted: Feb 13, 2023 6:53 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoSeveral homes were destroyed in east Ottawa Monday morning after a gas leak triggered an explosion.Ottawa paramedics say they got their first call about a loud noise coming from the area of a construction site at about 6:25 a.m.
Ottawa firefighters said a gas leak caused an explosion that had "taken out" multiple houses under construction. Police said it's unclear if people were living in the affected homes. Firefighters said they rescued one person from the wreckage who was stable and talking.@OttFire Firefighters used chainsaws to cut through a large amount of debris & have rescued one person from the wreckage. Individual was stable & talking. #OttNews pic.twitter.com/ch1hm144nBParamedics said they had assessed eight people with minor injuries in the surrounding area as of 7:20 a.m.
They later said one of them had been pulled from the house where the explosion appears to have originated, and that the patient was in serious but stable condition. Tenth Line Road is closed between Décoeur Drive and Wall Road, which is south of Brian Coburn Drive. The scene is about 20 kilometres east of Ottawa's core.
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