Montreal – The arson squad is investigating after a suspicious fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m., at the corner of St-Laurent Boulevard and Legendre Street East.
Police responding to a burglar alarm noticed a broken window and flames inside La Cantina restaurant and immediately alerted the fire department.
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Firefighters rapidly extinguished the flames and damage was limited. No injuries were reported.
La Cantina was the site of a brazen murder in 2009 when Frederico Del Peschio, an associate of the Rizzuto crime family and owner of the restaurant, was murdered behind his establishment.
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