Montreal Fire Department

• Workers rescued from Montreal highrise after platform malfunction

  Two people repairing windows are safely on the ground after hanging multiple storeys in the air when their platform malfunctioned. 

  Canada

  Oct 9
  
• Six cars set ablaze in suspicious fire in Montreal parking lot

  Montreal police say that six cars were set on fire in a commercial parking lot early Sunday morning in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2024
  
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• Mom and seven-year-old daughter from France killed in Old Montreal fire

  Authorities in Montreal say at least two people were killed in a major fire that ravaged a three-storey building in a historic part of the city.

  Fire

  Oct 5, 2024
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• Police say ‘we expect deaths’ in major fire in Old Montreal, investigation launched

  Earlier in the day, police sources told Global News that two people died in the blaze in Old Montreal. Authorities would not publicly confirm those fatalities in their update.

  Fire

  Oct 4, 2024
• Firefighters battle major blaze involving lithium batteries at Port of Montreal

  A confinement advisory was issued following a shipping container fire involving 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries at the Port of Montreal.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2024
• 2 Black firefighters in Montreal faced years of racial abuse, anti-racism group says

  A Montreal anti-racism group told reporters Tuesday it filed a complaint with Quebec's human rights commission on behalf of the two firefighters.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2023
• Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blaze

  The 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.

  Fire

  Oct 24, 2023
• One dead, two injured in Montreal building collapse

  The 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.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2023
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• Old Montreal fire: Lawsuits filed by building owner, victim’s family

  Émile 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.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2023
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• 5-alarm blaze in Montreal difficult to put out due to hot weather: firefighters

  The 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.

  Fire

  Jun 1, 2023