Woman taken to hospital in critical condition, two pets die in fire

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A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition and two pets died after a fire broke out in an apartment at 170 Booth St. Sunday night.

A woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, an Ottawa paramedic spokesperson said Sunday night.

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Two dogs and a cat were also found unconscious inside the unit. Firefighters managed to revive a dog.

The first call came in around 7 p.m., Ottawa Fire Services said, and a monitoring company reported active fire alarms, and several 911 calls followed. When crews arrived at the five-story residential high-rise floors two minutes later, they confirmed that thick black smoke was coming from the fourth floor at the front of the building.

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The door to the unit had to be forced open and when firefighters entered they encountered zero visibility conditions, the fire service said. An unconscious woman was found during a search of her apartment and she was taken down to the lobby, and at 7:19 it was confirmed that she had regained a pulse.

The fire was located in a bedroom where the woman was found, Ottawa Fire said, and was considered under control at 7:19. The fire was limited to an apartment.

An investigator was sent to the scene.

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