Heavy smoke but no injuries after Ottawa recycling facility fire

OTTAWA – Thick black smoke filled the skies west of Ottawa Wednesday morning after a car and other materials nearby reportedly caught fire at a recycling business. Just before 11 AM responders were called to the 1500 block of Norris Drive to battle the blaze, which brought other area departments to the scene using the mutual aid box alarm system. No injuries were reported, however the cause of the blaze and the extent of the damage is not known at this time.