Babysitter charged after Montreal police rescue child from Hochelaga-Maisonneuve fire

Josée Milot, 49, has been charged with abandonment, arson due to negligence and failing to provide necessities of life to a child.

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The charges come after police officers saved a one-year-old baby by crawling through a fire in an apartment in Montreal’s east end Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

“They found the baby, who was in distress, and they were able to extract the child,” said Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture Thursday.

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Police then evacuated all other residents from the building, knocking down some doors.

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WATCH BELOW: Montreal police rescued a baby from an apartment fire early Thursday morning.

0:54 Montreal police rescue baby from apartment fire

Eight police officers and the baby were treated onsite for smoke inhalation before being transported to hospital.