I checked and I think he was dead.'' An explosion Thursday in a 12-unit, three-story Ottawa apartment building in a fashionable renovated area less than a mile from the Canadian Parliament killed a man and injured three 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. The blast occurred at about 9:45 a.m. on the first floor of an eight-storey building, which is home to several government ministries. Witnesses smelled gas immediately after the 9:30 AM blast. Two hours 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 Canadian Parliament killed a man and injured three 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. The blast occurred at about 9:45 a.m. on the first floor of an eight-storey building, which is home to several government ministries. Witnesses smelled gas immediately after the 9:30 AM blast. Two hours after the blast, firefighters rescued a middle-aged woman trapped inside her apartment. A dog brought in by police searched for other possible victims.