LONGUEUIL, Que. – Thirty people are homeless after a suspicious fire at an apartment complex south of Montreal.
Michel Huguenot, fire chief for the City of Longueuil, says traces of accelerants were found at the site of the blaze.
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Some 70 firefighters were used to put out the flames, which broke out at around 6:30 a.m. on Friday while many residents were still inside.
Three people suffered minor injuries in the fire, including one firefighter.
The investigation has been handed over to police.
A local chapter of the Red Cross is helping families who lost their homes.
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