PIERREFONDS-ROXBORO – Montreal police are investigating after a fire started in a large apartment complex in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough in the West Island.
Firefighters were called to the building on Riviera Street at the corner of Riverdale Boulevard just before 2 a.m.
During their investigation, they found a 73-year-old woman in her apartment.
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“She was unconscious,” explained Jean-Pierre Brabant with Montreal police.
“The woman was declared dead on site.”
Another person was transported to hospital.
About 100 people were escorted out of the building; they’ve all since returned to their apartments.
“For now, we don’t know what caused the fire,” said Brabant.
However, police suspect it was caused by a lit cigarette and no criminal activity was involved.
The file has been transferred to the arson squad.
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