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2 Black firefighters in Montreal faced years of racial abuse, anti-racism group saysA Montreal anti-racism group told reporters Tuesday it filed a complaint with Quebec's human rights commission on behalf of the two firefighters.CanadaOct 31, 2023
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Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blazeThe fire department carried out 460 targeted inspections as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings following a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people.FireOct 24, 2023
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One dead, two injured in Montreal building collapseThe man's body was found shortly after 10 p.m. after firefighters lifted the ground floor's concrete slab which had collapsed. His death was pronounced on site.CanadaSep 24, 2023
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Old Montreal fire: Lawsuits filed by building owner, victim’s familyÉmile Benamor, the building's owner, says the city's rules and regulations for heritage properties made it impossible to make some changes or repairs to the building.CrimeSep 18, 2023
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5-alarm blaze in Montreal difficult to put out due to hot weather: firefightersThe fire department said the cause of the blaze on Laurier Avenue is not yet known. No injuries were reported, but at least five people were taken in by the Red Cross.FireJun 1, 2023
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Montreal fire inspections drop, risks related to lithium ion batteries riseA recent report shows Montreal's fire department carried out 50 per cent fewer building inspections in 2022 than it did in 2018, and noted new concerns about the cause of fires.PoliticsMay 30, 2023
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Firefighters stamp out Montreal heritage building blaze 42 hours after it ignitedThe fire broke out late Thursday afternoon at a 19th century former monastery and quickly became a five-alarm blaze, requiring the intervention of 150 firefighters.CanadaMay 27, 2023
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‘Difficult to extinguish’ fire still burns at historic Montreal monasteryMontreal Fire Chief Richard Liebmann said the fire at the Monastère du Bon-Pasteur, a 19th-century former monastery, is 'very difficult to extinguish' given the complex structure.CanadaMay 26, 2023
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Montreal fire department placed moratorium on specific fire inspectionsThere are questions surrounding a moratorium on fire inspections and whether or not it played a role in the deadly fire in Old Montreal back in March.FireMay 16, 2023
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Inspectors cited building owner multiple times before deadly Old Montreal fireSeven people died in the March 16 fire in a heritage building in Old Montreal, including two people who were staying in a unit that had no windows.CanadaApr 28, 2023
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