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Ottawa fire crews fight garbage blaze in highrise

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Fire crews received 911 calls for the blaze around 1240 a.m., reporting visible smoke on multiple floors of the building.

A garbage container fire brought Ottawa Fire crews to a highrise at 1065 Ramsey Cres. early Saturday morning.

Fire crews received 911 calls for the blaze around 12:40 a.m., reporting visible smoke on multiple floors of the building.

They found the garbage container burning when they arrived, moved it outside, and had the blaze under control just before 1:00 a.m.

Fire crews remain on the scene to ventilate the building.