Île-Perrot restaurant Le Blaks No 1 damaged in fire

Firefighters battled a blaze Sunday night at Le Blaks No 1 restaurant in Île-Perrot, just west of the island of Montreal.

It started around 8:20 p.m., taking several hours to extinguish, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).

“There were a lot of flames. It was a big fire, so our officers weren’t able to access the scene,” said Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson with the SQ.

No one was in the restaurant, located at 68 Grand Boulevard, at the time.

“The fire started in the basement and it did come across the building to this side,” said emergency protocol expert Stéphane Diotte, gesturing from one side of the restaurant to the other.

“So, from experience, probably good damage in the basement and then upstairs what we call ‘superficial damage’ from the soot.”

The boulevard was closed between 2nd and 5th avenues for most of the evening.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

“It’s not even suspicious. It’s part of the job to determine if it’s suspicious, if it’s criminal or if it’s just, for example, accidental or electric,” said Bilodeau.

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There were no reported injuries.