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Two firefighters sent to hospital after Pierrefonds blaze

Two firefighters were sent to hospital after battling a blaze in Pierrefonds Sunday evening, Monday, September 25, 2017. Courtesy: Pascal Marchand

A fire in a three-storey condominium building in Pierrefonds sent two firefighters to hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion.

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According to Montreal fire department operations chief Ian Ritchie, about 100 firefighters were called to battle the blaze on Cérès Avenue at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday.

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The flames engulfed the roof of the building and it took firefighters approximately four hours to extinguish the fire.

Ritchie says the building is now uninhabitable.

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The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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