A person sustained serious injuries in a high-rise fire in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday evening. Ottawa Fire Services responded to the incident, which occurred in a residential building. The injured individual was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials have not released further details about the victim or the extent of the damage. The incident is one of several emergency calls in the region, including a pedestrian struck in North York and a driver backing into a retirement home in Orléans. Fire crews remained on scene to ensure the building was safe and to prevent any flare-ups. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
