Nepean house fire seriously injures older man

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An elderly man was seriously injured in a fire at a Nepean home early Friday.

A second resident of a home in the 100 block of Beaver Ridge called 911 at about 6:14 a.m. reporting a fire. The caller was calling from outside the home and reported one occupant was still inside.

Firefighters arrived within two minutes to discover heavy flames coming out of the living room window on the first floor at the front of the house.

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Firefighters met the original caller who confirmed occupants had managed to get out of the home.

A secondary crew conducted a search through heavy smoke and zero-visibility conditions to confirm there were no other occupants inside.

Firefighters pulled down sections of the ceiling on the first floor to access flames that travelled into the ceilings of the home.

The fire was declared under control at 07:01 a.m. Victim assistance representatives were called to assist five adults who were displaced by the fire.

An Ottawa fire investigator was dispatched to the scene.

The Beaver Ridge fire was one of three fires Friday morning. No injuries were reported in the fires on Wurtemburg Street and Carling Avenue.

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