Blaze destroys family vehicle
Posted Jan 12, 2012 By Dosi CotroneoEMC News - The morning of Tuesday, Jan. 3 did not go as planned for a Manotick family residing at 1237 Upton Rd.
At 8:14 a.m., the Ottawa Fire Department received a 9-1-1 call about a car on fire parked outside of the family garage.
The initial caller heard the tire explode on the car, which alerted them to the fire. The caller indicated the car was fully engulfed in flames and very close to the garage. All occupants of the home had already evacuated to safety.
By the time firefighters arrived, the garage had also caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished by 8:30 a.m., and fire crews checked to make sure the fire had not extended into the home.
One vehicle was totally destroyed, and the fire extended to the garage door and its framing. Firefighters saved two other cars in the garage as well as the house, and the occupants are safely back in their home.
According to Ottawa Fire Services, the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental, but is under investigation to confirm.
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