Nepean townhouse complex fire: Three homes damaged, 16 residents displaced [Video]

Three townhouses have been damaged, displacing 16 residents following a fire that broke out in a home in a six-townhouse complex Friday morning in Nepean, according to the Ottawa Fire Services.

Ottawa City Councillor Sean Devine said on X “thankfully no (were) injuries, but 16 residents were displaced” from Ottawa Community Housing “in Ward 9 as a result of this fire.”

Firefighters say they received multiple calls at around 2:48 a.m. reporting flames coming from the roof of a townhouse complex in the 100 block of Chesterton Drive.

Still image from video from a neighbour on Chesterton Drive shows the massive blaze that displaced 16 people and damaged 3 homes no Aug. 30, 2024. (Courtesy: Ottawa Fire Services)

When firefighters arrived on the scene and saw the flames, they declared a second alarm followed by a third one, requesting additional resources. Then, they started extinguishing the fire by advancing multiple …