Two-alarm fire spreads from one home to neighbouring house near Mooney's Bay early Tuesday
Crews responded within four minutes to a fire on Flannery Drive around 4:19 a.m. and brought the blaze under control by 5:11 a.m. with no injuries.
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A house fire spread to a neighbouring home near Mooney's Bay early Tuesday morning, prompting a second alarm and drawing additional resources to the scene.
Calls came into Ottawa fire communications around 4:19 a.m. reporting a house fire in the 2700 block of Flannery Drive. Arriving within four minutes, crews found the single-storey home engulfed in flames. The fire was already spreading to the roof of a nearby house, triggering a second alarm. Teams brought multiple hoses toward both houses and entered the first building where the fire started.
About 20 minutes after arrival, a partial collapse of the structure—where flames were spouting from the roof—created "dangerous conditions," forcing firefighters out of the home. Once conditions allowed, firefighters re-entered and completed a thorough search. No one was found inside either house. By 5:11 a.m., the flames were under control, and an investigator was dispatched to the scene.
The facts
When did the fire on Flannery Drive start?
Calls came into Ottawa fire communications around 4:19 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 reporting a house fire in the 2700 block of Flannery Drive.
How quickly did firefighters arrive?
Crews arrived within four minutes of the initial call to the fire on Flannery Drive.
When was the fire brought under control?
Firefighters brought the flames under control by 5:11 a.m. on July 21, 2026.
Were there any injuries?
No one was found inside either house and there were no injuries reported.
