MONTREAL – Police are meeting with two teenagers in connection to the fire at Snowdon Theatre.
Police are searching for a third suspect.
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Fire officials said a supper-hour blaze that tore through the historic theatre Saturday was a case of arson, owing to the building not being connected to sources of gas or electricity.
The three-alarm fire started on the second floor of the theatre, and took around 70 firefighters to get under control.
There were no reported injuries.
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Many Montrealers have lamented about the sorry state of the theatre as it had been abandoned since the city kicked a local gymnastics club out two years ago.
It was once a booming theatre in the area, providing an experience usually reserved for big theatres downtown.
It is now up for sale.
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The blaze also caused the evacuation of the nearby Snowdon Deli, another Montreal institution.
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