OttawaResidents of a Hawkesbury, Ont., highrise had to be evacuated after a suspicious weekend fire that provincial police are now investigating as arson.3 injured in fire that led to late-night evacuationCBC News · Posted: Nov 30, 2025 4:37 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Ontario Provincial Police say three people were treated in hospital with minor injuries after a fire tore through an apartment building in Hawkesbury, Ont. (Jillian Renouf/CBC)Residents of a Hawkesbury, Ont., highrise had to be evacuated after a weekend fire that provincial police now suspect may have been arson.The fire broke out at the Portelance Avenue building at around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, local fire officials told Radio-Canada.It took crews from seven different fire departments nearly three hours to bring the fire under control. The blaze damaged roughly half of the highrise and completely destroyed the third floor, the fire department said. Approximately 30 units had to be evacuated.Three people ended up being taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries, Ontario Provincial Police said.Hawkesbury OPP are now investigating the fire as a potential arson. They’re asking anyone who may know more about what happened — or may have caught it on video — to get in touch.
Hawkesbury highrise fire that injured 3 may have been arson, OPP say
