OttawaOttawa police are investigating fires at two illegal magic mushroom shops that broke out within 15 minutes of each other Monday morning.Suspicious fires on Rideau, Preston streets broke out within 15 minutes of each otherCBC News · Posted: Sep 08, 2025 12:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoOttawa police said a vehicle crashed into an illegal magic mushroom dispensary on Rideau Street early Monday morning and caught fire, spreading to the building. (Matéo Garcia-Tremblay/Radio-Canada)Ottawa police are investigating fires at two illegal magic mushroom shops that broke out within 15 minutes of each other Monday morning.Ottawa firefighters were called to the first blaze on Rideau Street near Dalhousie Street around 4:45 a.m. Police said a vehicle had crashed into a business and ignited, setting fire to the building.Firefighters entered the building and managed to control the flames, protecting neighbouring structures.Meanwhile, first responders received another 911 call about a fire on Preston Street south of Highway 417. When fire crews arrived they found the building’s rear porch engulfed in flames that reached the roof.Firefighters had the second fire under control within an hour.Ottawa Fire on the scene of a Working Fire in a 1 storey commercial building in the 100 block of Preston Street between Aberdeen Street and Beech Street. @OttFire #Ottawanews #Ottawa pic.twitter.com/qVdet7r10e—@OFSFirePhotoPolice said both fires are considered suspicious. The Ottawa Police Service’s arson and explosion unit is investigating.A firefighter suffered a minor injury battling the Rideau Street blaze, but there were no other injuries reported.The Rideau Street location is listed on the website of Shroomyz, which says it’s a magic mushroom dispensary with 11 locations across Ontario.The Preston Street scene is next to another address on the Shroomyz website.The back porch and roof of a magic mushroom dispensary on Preston Street also caught fire early Monday morning. (Joseph Tunney/CBC)Shroomyz has not responded to CBC’s request for comment.The production, sale and possession of psilocybin mushrooms is against the law in Canada, but the shops have been sprouting up across the country regardless.Some shops in Toronto have also caught fire and had vehicles crash into them in recent months.With files from Joseph Tunney and Radio-Canada’s Frédéric Pepin and Claudine Richard
Arson unit investigating fires at 2 magic mushroom shops in Ottawa
