Dozens of cattle have died in a fire that was "raging" into Thursday evening at an agricultural building near the rural Ottawa village of Kars, says Ottawa Fire Services. Firefighters responded to the call on First Line Road near Century Road East just outside of Manotick at about 7:30 p.m., Thursday. They saw black smoke from the roof of a barn and the building engulfed in flames, Ottawa Fire spokesperson Carson Tharris told CBC News. "There are several agricultural buildings with livestock in the surrounding areas so the focus is on trying to contain the fire so it doesn't spread to other buildings," said Tharris. The news release clarified that more than 80 cattle perished in the fire, less than the hundred they had estimated earlier.

Source: CBC News May 21, 2021 01:18 UTC