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Fire investigators sifted through charred debris at an Ottawa group home Saturday to determine the origins of a fatal blaze that claimed the life of a young woman on Friday.
Office of the Fire Marshal investigator William Hay said the body was recovered from a basement bedroom after fire ripped through the group home on Old Montreal Road near Friday afternoon.
An autopsy will be required to officially determine the cause of the death, Hay said.
The young woman’s name or age have yet to be released.
Witnesses said the fire erupted suddenly with flames leaping out the front door of the two-storey building. A handful of people managed to escape the intense heat and heavy smoke through a back door.
Among other things, investigators are trying to understand whether the fire was the result of arson.
“It would be too early for me to say for certain whether it was intentional or not,” Hay said.
The Office of the Fire Marshal is called in whenever a fire death occurs, but Ottawa police were also on scene Saturday acting as investigators for the regional coroner.
Neighbours said the white-sided, two-storey building serves a group home for young people in foster care.
An official with Stepping Stones Foster Care Inc., which is licensed by the province to provide residential care for children and youth under the Child and Family Services Act, was on scene as investigators continued their work Saturday. He refused any comment on the incident. Stepping Stones supports more than 30 foster homes in the Ottawa region and provides care for up to 60 children and youth.
Neighbour Jean-François André, who lives across the street from the foster home, said the building’s front door was blown away or melted by the heat and flame.
“The windows just exploded because of the heat,” he said.
Flames burst through the wall of a group home on Old Montreal Road Friday. A young woman was later found dead in the building.
The damage to the Old Montreal Road home is substantial. Fire investigators on Saturday morning were conducting a “wet sift” of the charred debris: washing it with water and then sifting it through large, framed screens, searching for clues as to the cause of the fire and its point of origin.
Ottawa fire received a 911 call just after 2:30 p.m. Friday. Neighbours reported smoke and flames pouring from the home on the 1100 block of Old Montreal Road, east of Trim Road.
Investigators conduct a wet sift on charred remains on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017.
Investigators conduct a wet sift on charred remains on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017
Ottawa Fire and the Office of the Fire Marshall were on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
Ottawa Fire and the Office of the Fire Marshall were on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
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Office of the Fire Marshal investigator William Hay said the body was recovered from a basement bedroom after fire ripped through the group home on Old Montreal Road near Friday afternoon.
An autopsy will be required to officially determine the cause of the death, Hay said.
The young woman’s name or age have yet to be released.
Witnesses said the fire erupted suddenly with flames leaping out the front door of the two-storey building. A handful of people managed to escape the intense heat and heavy smoke through a back door.
Among other things, investigators are trying to understand whether the fire was the result of arson.
“It would be too early for me to say for certain whether it was intentional or not,” Hay said.
The Office of the Fire Marshal is called in whenever a fire death occurs, but Ottawa police were also on scene Saturday acting as investigators for the regional coroner.
Neighbours said the white-sided, two-storey building serves a group home for young people in foster care.
An official with Stepping Stones Foster Care Inc., which is licensed by the province to provide residential care for children and youth under the Child and Family Services Act, was on scene as investigators continued their work Saturday. He refused any comment on the incident. Stepping Stones supports more than 30 foster homes in the Ottawa region and provides care for up to 60 children and youth.
Neighbour Jean-François André, who lives across the street from the foster home, said the building’s front door was blown away or melted by the heat and flame.
“The windows just exploded because of the heat,” he said.
Flames burst through the wall of a group home on Old Montreal Road Friday. A young woman was later found dead in the building.
The damage to the Old Montreal Road home is substantial. Fire investigators on Saturday morning were conducting a “wet sift” of the charred debris: washing it with water and then sifting it through large, framed screens, searching for clues as to the cause of the fire and its point of origin.
Ottawa fire received a 911 call just after 2:30 p.m. Friday. Neighbours reported smoke and flames pouring from the home on the 1100 block of Old Montreal Road, east of Trim Road.
Investigators conduct a wet sift on charred remains on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017.
Investigators conduct a wet sift on charred remains on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017
Ottawa Fire and the Office of the Fire Marshall were on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
Ottawa Fire and the Office of the Fire Marshall were on the scene of a fatal house fire at 1105 Old Montreal Road Saturday April 22, 2017. The fire took place on Friday, April 21, 2017. Ashley Fraser/Postmedia
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