Ottawa firefighters say residents of a Barrhaven high-rise had to be evacuated after a sauna in the building caught fire on Saturday. The Ottawa Fire Services say a 911 caller reported the fire in a sauna on the ground floor of a commercial high-rise in the 1000 block of McGarry Terrace near Strandherd Drive shortly before 2:10 p.m. Firefighters arriving on scene say they found heavy smoke coming from the main floor of the structure, the fire service said in a news release. Additional resources were required to battle the fire while a hose line was advanced inside the structure. Firefighters were able to have the fire under control about 20 minutes after the initial call and it was successfully contained to the area of origin before it could spread. The building was ventilated before residents were allowed to return inside the building. There were no reports of injuries.
