Emergency crews were dispatched to a fire at a pizzeria early Sunday morning in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal.
Police say they received a 911 call at 1 a.m. for the fire at the restaurant in a strip mall on Saint-Jean Boulevard near Harry-Worth Street.
Witnesses told police that they saw a man break the window and throw an object into the business. He then fled the scene by car.
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Montreal police spokesperson Const. Véronique Comtois said authorities later found an igniter on the scene.
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Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, but the damages are significant.
The case was transferred to arson unit to investigate.
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