police-fires

_ A weekly feature by Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ _ _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/01-Queen-Mary-December-2013.jpg) Front entrance of the Queen Mary Apartments, 413 Elgin St. ...

_ This blog post was updated on November 20, 2011. _ [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arne-fire.jpg) From May 20, 2011: Flames rise from townhouses on fire on Remnor Ave. This shot is looking west towards Kanata. Photo by [ Arne Berg ](http://www. ...

Here are two amazing photos from Friday night, taken by Arne Berg , who graciously gave us permission to re-post them here. The fire in the distance of the first photo was that big blaze at the Kanata townhouses under construction. ...

Some quick links and pics about today’s fire at CTV Ottawa: ** ** * CTV Ottawa: [ Emergency plan in motion after fire guts CTV Ottawa newsroom ](http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100207/OTT_CTVfireFOLO_100207/20100207/?hub=OttawaHome) * Ottawa Citizen: [ Fire destroys CTV Ottawa newsroom, decades of history ](http://www. ...

CBC had an interesting story today about Capt. Rudy Lindia, an Ottawa firefighter whose photo was used to accompany a fake news story on “The Onion”. Lindia agreed to have his photo taken a few years ago, believing it would be used by the City of Ottawa (his employer) for publicity purposes. ...

There was a fire on our street early Saturday morning in Kanata, so we went online to search for any photos or videos. There were lots of people on the street with cameras, camcorders, and cellphones - but so far we haven’t found anything posted online. ...

A tip of the hat to Robin Kelsey, who is quickly becoming the unofficial photographer of fires in the Somerset area. (Last month, we linked to some of his great pics of the fire at Somerset and Booth.) According to the Ottawa Citizen , at least 23 “newsworthy” fires have occured in Somerset West area since 1980. ...

Residents in Ottawa South woke up to the sound of explosions this morning. An industrial fire on Albion Road near Johnston ignited some propane and gas tanks at a recycling plant. (More from CFRA & Ottawa Sun .) ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Watawa-life-C2-BB-Blog-Archive-C2-BB-Fire-once-more_1189126802515.png) Photographer/blogger Robin Kelsey has posted some photos of the now-vacant site that was the scene of last month’s Somerset Fire . ** Related: ** Ottawa Photography Guide

Lots of photos from around the web today of the fire on Somerset Street, as well as the demolition: ** ** * Watawa Life: So Long, Asia Market * Tales from a Grouch: [ Somerset/Booth fire aftermath ](http://realgrouchy. ...