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Arson suspected in Pointe-aux-Trembles car fire

MONTREAL – The arson squad is investigating after a car was torched in Pointe-aux-Trembles early Saturday morning.

Montreal police (SPVM) recieved a 911 call at  12:50 a.m. about a car on fire on Notre-Dame Street between 19th Avenue and Tricentenaire Boulevard.

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Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and set up a perimeter to protect the crime scene.

The burnt vehicle was towed to the SPVM’s expertise lab to be examined.

According to witnesses, a person wearing dark clothing was seen fleeing the scene shortly after the car burst into flames.

A vehicle parked nearby was also damaged by the fire.

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