One injured following fire that engulfed entire house in rural west Ottawa

One person was taken to hospital after a fire destroyed a home in Ottawa's rural west end on Sunday morning. CTV's Joshua Marano reports.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service says a man was taken to hospital following a fire that engulfed an entire single-family home in the early hours of Sunday morning in Kinburn in rural west Ottawa.

Paramedics told CTV News Ottawa the man sustained an injury to his knee. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters received a call shortly after 3:30 a.m. from a resident reporting their home on fire in the 3000 block of Upper Dwyer Hill Road.

When crews arrived at the scene, and found the home was fully engulfed, they declared a working fire and requested additional resources.

Firefighters says the fire happened in an area that does not have hydrants. They used a shuttle system from about four kilometres up the road to bring water to the scene.

“A vehicle is stationed at a water source somewhere that has unlimited water for us to draft from. We draft from the source into tanker trucks, then the trucks will drive the water to the scene,” said acting sector fire chief Marc Lalonde.

Lalonde says firefighters encountered “heavy smoke” and “heavy heat” and were forced to pull crews out and fight the fire from the outside.

“It was a mobile home with several additions which made it very challenging for us. They attempted to put the fire out from the inside. Unfortunately, it was too hot,” he said

Residents sheltered in an OC Transpo bus, while firefighters fought the fire. It was declared under control at 8:24 a.m.

Firefighters are thanking nearby neighbours who came to support and offered assistance to the residents.

“Community support is everything really, especially in the rural communities. There were several neighbors that came out and offered assistance and on how they can help. That’s always appreciated,” Lalonde said.

The investigation into what led to the fire is ongoing.

With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Joshua Marano