13 displaced after fire at rooming house

More thana dozen people have been displaced following a fire at a rooming house in Chinatown.

Firefighters were called to the two-storey building at 118 Lebreton St. N. at about6:20 p.m. Thursday.

They found smoke and flames coming from a basement unit, Ottawa Fire Services wrote in a news release.

The fire was under control more than half an hour later and out by just after 7 p.m., the department said.

No one was injured. Damage is estimated at $400,000 and an investigation is underway.

The Red Cross and Salvation Army are helping those who have been displaced.