Overnight fire in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie being investigated as arson

Montreal police are investigating a fire in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie on Monday morning.

At 4:45 a.m. Monday a man saw smoke through a store window on Saint-Laurent Boulevard near Saint-Zotique Street.

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He was able to extinguish the fire before any major damage occurred, and nobody was injured.

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“The SPVM was asked to take over the investigation, and this fire is now being investigated as arson,” said Montreal police spokesperson Andrée-Anne Picard.

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A perimeter was set up around the building early Monday morning.