Explosion causes fire, power outage at NRC hydro sub-station

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Firefighters put out a blaze at the National Research Council hydro substation that began late Monday night after an explosion in a hydro vault, according to Ottawa Fire Services.

The call came in at 8:51 p.m. to 1200 Montreal Road for a report of arcing on the vault, which caused a power outage. There were some power outages in the area.

The last truck to leave the scene was at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday.

Ottawa Fire crews on scene of a Working Fire in a hydro sub-station at 1200 Montreal Road. pic.twitter.com/0WBBs6xcNZ

— Scott Stilborn (@OFSFirePhoto) December 27, 2016
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The fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters respond to a fire at the National Research Council of Canada on Montreal Road in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Justin Tang

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