Notre-Dame de Lourdes Parish in Vanier damaged by fire on Sunday [Video]

Ottawa firefighters put out a fire that started on the property of a Catholic church in Vanier on Sunday afternoon.

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Ottawa Fire Services say in a news release that crews were called to the scene located on the 400 block of Montreal Road, between Église Street and St. Laurent Boulevard, shortly before 2:40 p.m.

The fire began in a mixed commercial and residential structure attached to the Notre-Dame de Lourdes Parish.

On arrival, fire crews smoke coming from the roof of the church and additional resources were dispatched to the scene.

A hose line was advanced inside the structure to extinguish the fire, which was declared under control shortly before 2:55 p.m.

Firefighters conducted two searches of the structure, but no occupants were found inside.

The cause of the fire has not been determined. No …