An explosion Thursday in a 12-unit, three -story Ottawa apartment building in a fashionable renovated area less than a mile from the Ottawa Civic Hospital killed a man and injured one people. Rubble, including concrete chunks the size of TVs, was sent flying as much as a full block away and damaged cars and nearby downtown buildings. Police believe the cause was either natural gas or propane. Witnesses smelled gas immediately after the 9:30 AM blast. ``He was covered with blood and his head had deep cuts in it. about 9:30 a.m. after the blast, firefighters rescued a middle-aged woman trapped inside her apartment. A dog brought in by police searched for other possible victims.
An explosion Thursday in a 12-unit, three -story Ottawa apartment building in a fashionable renovated area less than a mile from the Ottawa Civic Hospital killed a man and injured one people. Rubble, including concrete chunks the size of TVs, was sent flying as much as a full block away and damaged cars and nearby downtown buildings. Police believe the cause was either natural gas or propane. Witnesses smelled gas immediately after the 9:30 AM blast. about 9:30 a.m. after the blast, firefighters rescued a middle-aged woman trapped inside her apartment. A dog brought in by police searched for other possible victims.