1 dead after fire in Sandy Hill apartment

Ottawa paramedics say one person was pronounced dead at the scene of a fire on Wiggins Private in central Ottawa Monday night.

In a news release, Ottawa Fire Services said they were called to the scene in the south end of the Sandy Hill neighbourhood near the Rideau River at about10:10 p.m.

The firstsign something was wrong came from the alarm company, they said, then 911 callers reported smoke and flames were coming from a first-floor window.

Firefighters said they found and attacked a fire in a first-floor bedroom when they arrived.

Other firefighters found someone in another part of the unit that was filled with heavy smoke, brought them outside and treated them until paramedics arrived, according to the news release.

The victim has not been identified.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Ottawa Community Housing, which owns the building, said in an email nobody else will be displaced after the fire and its thoughts are with the victim's family and friends.