[homeles_ot-l] Fire at Cornerstone Woman's Shelter on Sunday night

[Lynne Browne]

Woman, 61, dies in Ottawa fire


Man, 45, dies in separate weekend blaze


Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2009 | 8:21 AM ET 


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It took firefighters about 45 minutes to put out the fire in the bedroom of
a second-floor apartment at the shelter, shown here on Monday morning.It
took firefighters about 45 minutes to put out the fire in the bedroom of a
second-floor apartment at the shelter, shown here on Monday morning. (Chad
Pawson/CBC) 

A 61-year-old woman has died after being pulled from a blaze at a supportive
housing facility for women who had previously been homeless.

Firefighters found the woman amid "heavy fire" in a second-floor apartment
after being called to the Cornerstone women's shelter on MacLaren Street
near Lyon Street around 10 p.m. Sunday night, said Ottawa Fire Services
platoon chief Larry King on Monday.

She was pulled from the apartment, but later pronounced dead.

Firefighters managed to extinguish a fire in the bedroom within 45 minutes,
King reported.

The Cornerstone is an organization run by the Anglican Church in Ottawa that
provides emergency shelter and supportive housing for homeless women. It
recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Woman dead after group home blaze

By Terri Saunders, Sun Media

Last Updated: 9th November 2009, 7:28am

 

A woman is dead following a fire at an Ottawa group home fire Sunday night. 

The woman had been sent to hospital with second and third-degree burns after
being pulled from the home by firefighters, but succumbed to her injuries
overnight. Her identity has not been released pending notification of next
of kin.

The fire on the 500 block of MacLaren St. also forced the evacuation of 20
units in a multi-storey women's group home. 

Fire crews were called to the scene around 9:30 p.m. 

"When we arrived on scene, we observed a flicker coming from a second-floor
window," said Chief John Gagnon. "We went in through the front door and
found a woman on the floor outside a second-floor bathroom."

The woman was treated by paramedics before being transported to hospital.
Gagnon said one other resident of the home received care on the scene after
suffering an anxiety attack.

Firefighters evacuated the building and extinguished the blaze which was
contained to the second floor apartment. Other areas of the home received
some smoke damage. 

Residents of the home took shelter in an OC Transpo bus which remained
parked just down the street from the building late Sunday night.

Members of The Red Cross and The Salvation Army were also on scene to assist
the displaced residents. 

Fire crews set up large fans at various entrances to the building to
ventilate the structure.

 

 

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

 

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