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No injuries as Montreal firefighters battle Roxboro blaze

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WATCH ABOVE: Montreal firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire that broke out on Gouin Boulevard, forcing 15 people into the streets – Mar 21, 2016

PIERREFONDS-ROXBORO – Fifteen people were forced into the streets as Montreal firefighters battled a blaze in the borough of Roxboro, early Monday morning.

The two-alarm fire broke out around 1 a.m. in a triplex on Gouin Boulevard, near 2nd Street.

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About 70 firefighters were on the scene; it took about three hours to get everything under control.

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The blaze began on a balcony, spread to the rest of the building, and eventually to the neighbouring triplex.

Investigators are working to determine how the fire started.

There were no injuries.

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