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Firefighters from the Ottawa Fire Service work the scene of an early morning gas leak explosion in the Orléans area of Ottawa, on Feb. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Twopeople have been taken to hospital inserious but stable condition after a blast destroyed multiple homes in an east Ottawa suburb.
Reid Purdy of the Ottawa Paramedic Service says the two had to be extricated after the explosion in Orleans, while three other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
