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100 firefighters called to Verdun triplex fire

Authorities received a call just before 2 p.m. on Sunday for a fire on Second Avenue between Wellington Street and LaSalle Boulevard. Lee Brown / The Canadian Press

Montreal firefighters were called to extinguish a four-alarm fire in a residential building in Verdun on Sunday.

Authorities received a call just before 2 p.m. for the fire on Second Avenue between Wellington Street and LaSalle Boulevard.

The blaze was originally called in as a second-alarm fire but quickly escalated to a four-alarm fire.

One hundred firefighters and 37 trucks were deployed on the scene, TVA reports.

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All residents were evacuated and there were no injuries.

The cause of the incident is still unknown. An investigation is underway.

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