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Montreal firefighters extinguish rooftop fire on provincial building

Firefighters put out a blaze at a building on Fullum street. Global News

Montreal firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze that spread to the rooftop of a building under construction Wednesday morning.

According to the fire department, the fire started just before 9 a.m. in a construction container outside of the government building.

Officials say the fire climbed the side of the five-storey structure, setting exposed material ablaze and reaching the rooftop.

The construction site is the future offices for the Société Québécoise des Infrastructures, the province’s infrastructure department.

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It took more than 80 firefighters to bring the blaze under control.

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No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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