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Terrebonne pizzeria fire likely arson: police

Terrebonne police are investigating an overnight fire in a pizzeria. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Courtesy TVA

Police are investigating after a fire tore through a pizzeria in Terrebonne in the overnight hours of Friday to Saturday.

Terrebonne police say the fire broke out just after midnight on Saturday at a restaurant on J.S. Archambault Boulevard.

“When officers arrived, flames were visible inside the restaurant and the back door was open,” Capt. Benoît Bilodeau said in a news release.

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Firefighters were quickly called to the scene to battle the flames.

“Elements observed by firefighters, lead us to believe in a voluntary and criminal act,” Bilodeau said.

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The blaze caused a power outage in the area, but there were no reports of injury.

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Bilodeau said no one was in the restaurant at the time.

Crime scene technicians and investigators have been dispatched to gather evidence and search for and speak to potential witnesses.

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