Three people are in hospital after a gas explosion destroyed four houses under construction in Orleans on Monday morning.
Officials at a press conference at 9:30 a.m. said a second person had just been rescued from the rubble from the explosion on Blossom Path Terrace.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Two people were trapped in the debris and rescued; three people were taken to hospital; and five people were assessed and released, said Purdy.Ottawa fire fighters used chainsaws to cut through debris and rescue the first person from the wreckage, according to a post by the Fire Services on Twitter at 7:30 a.m.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The second person was rescued shortly before officials gave the press conference at 9:30 a.m., officials said.
Two of the people assessed were children who were taken to CHEO and are in stable condition, said Ottawa Paramedic Service earlier in the morning. The Fire Services posted a message on Twitter just after 7 a.m. warning people to avoid the area near Tenth Line Road and Shallow Pond Place.
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