Firefighters battle fire at restaurant in Ottawa’s east end

The Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters responded to a fire at a restaurant on St. Laurent Boulevard Monday night. (Scott Stilborn/Ottawa Fire Services)

Investigators are searching for the cause of a late night fire at a restaurant in Ottawa’s east end.

The Ottawa Fire Services says 9-1-1 received a call at 10:30 p.m. Monday, reporting smoke coming from the roof of a building in the 1500 block of St. Laurent Boulevard.

When firefighters arrived on the scene, they confirmed smoke was visible from the roof and inside the structure.

“Firefighters advanced a hose line through the front of the structure and were met with high heat conditions and zero-visibility, with smoke banked down to the floor,” Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Nike Defazio told CTV News Ottawa. “Secondary crews began searching the large structure for any occupants.”

Firefighters located the fire and extinguished it. The fire was declared under control at 11:20 p.m.

No one was hurt in the fire.

Officials said a “fire watch” was set up overnight to monitor for any flare-ups.