{"id":19475,"date":"2023-07-13T13:35:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T20:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ottawa-police-fire-services-say-tornado-touched-down-in-city-suburb-of-barrhaven\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T20:35:19","slug":"ottawa-police-fire-services-say-tornado-touched-down-in-city-suburb-of-barrhaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ottawa-police-fire-services-say-tornado-touched-down-in-city-suburb-of-barrhaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa police, fire services say tornado touched down in city suburb of Barrhaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2014 A\u00a0tornado\u00a0touched down in a suburb in the south end of Ottawa, police said Thursday (July 13), as they advised residents to seek shelter from the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Police advised people to take shelter as they, along with firefighters and paramedics, were on the scene in the Barrhaven area to assess the damages and help residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident has a large footprint and officers and partners are working diligently to assist everyone needing help,\u201d the Ottawa police said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>They also warned there could be road closures due to fallen trees and electrical wires.<\/p>\n<p>Residents looking to be reunited with family members were told to go to the Minto Recreation Complex at 3500 Cambrian Rd. in Barrhaven.<\/p>\n<p>There have not yet been any reports of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Fire Services said about 50 houses were affected in the Umbra Place area of Barrhaven.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirefighters are going door to door in the worst areas checking on residents (and) shutting down gas (and) Hydro on multiple units,\u201d the service said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Environment Canada issued a\u00a0tornado\u00a0warning for the entire National Capital Region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake cover immediately if threatening weather approaches,\u201d said the national weather agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/ohs\/2023\/07\/ottawa-police-fire-services-say-tornado-touched-down-in-city-suburb-of-barrhaven\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2014 A\u00a0tornado\u00a0touched down in a suburb in the south end of Ottawa, police said Thursday (July 13), as they &#8230; 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