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Third Person Dies Following Ottawa Apartment Fire Saturday Night

Three seniors died and others were injured in a fire at a 19-storey Ottawa Community Housing building; the Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

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A third person has died following a weekend fire at an apartment building in Ottawa’s Centretown neighbourhood.

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Third person dead after Ottawa highrise fire: police

Ottawa police say a third person has died after a Centretown highrise fire.

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On Saturday, March 14, at around 9:30 p.m., a fire broke out in a residential building on Somerset Street, on the 19th floor. Residents were trapped in the accommodation upon arrival of the rescue. A total of five people were involved. Two men were in cardiorespiratory arrest. Paramedics tried to revive them, without success. The death of one of them was found on site, and the other was at the hospital. Another man was transported to the hospita…

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tvagatineau.ca broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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