Ottawa firefighters respond to 12 fires in one week [Video]

It was a busy week for Ottawa firefighters.

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On Sunday, Ottawa Fire Services said it responded to 12 residential and commercial fires this week, including five in a span of 24 hours this weekend.

Late Saturday evening, a fire quickly spread throughout a residential duplex in Lowertown in the 200 block of Bruyere Street. Residents inside the building, including a couple, a baby and two cats will be displaced.

Ottawa Paramedic Service says no injuries were reported following a residential duplex fire in the late hours of Saturday night in Lowertown. (Kimberley Johnson/ CTV News Ottawa)

On Sunday morning, firefighters were called to a blaze at a restaurant on Bank Street in Ottawa’s south end. That fire caused damage to the business and one man was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Ottawa Paramedic Service says an adult was taken to hospital in stable condition following …