A fire at an adjoined gym and hotel forced 150 people onto the street on Saturday night as the building was evacuated. Firefighters were alerted to smoke at the Gym-Max at 105 Bellehumeur St. in Gatineau at around 7:45 p.m., according the the fire department. The fire started in a change room on the second floor of the gym before reaching the roof and spreading smoke throughout the fitness centre. Firefighters had the fire under control at around 9:15 p.m. The adjoining hotel was evacuated as a precaution but was not damaged and the occupants were allowed to re-enter afterwards.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2018 14:48 UTC