One dead in fire at Kanata seniors' residence

One person has died after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Kanata on Friday night. Firefighters responded to 231 Penfield Dr. at 11:19 p.m. When they received an alarm from the building's alarm company, there was smoke in the corridor of the first floor, and firemen arrived two minutes later. Officers found a man without vital signs in the apartment where the fire was located and took him outside. Despite CPR and being able to restore the victim's pulse, the person died at the hospital. The victim, who was in his 60s, has not been publicly identified.


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