Burned live lines pose a danger in a fire in the Curlingwood area

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Firefighters in Ottawa faced a dangerous situation Wednesday morning when the fire they were working on burned some live lines.

Before the situation improved, the wires separated and sparked around the fire scene.

The Ottawa Fire Department was summoned to a location on Compton Avenue around 10 am. There, a trailer full of foam insulation ignited in an alley of a house under construction near the Curlingwood Shopping Center.I got a call just before 10am

Firefighters were able to control the fire quickly.

The damage was limited to some vinyl siding in the house.

I wasn’t injured.

The cause is under investigation.