Montreal Fire

• Montreal issues air quality warning from scrapyard fire in east end

  The City of Montreal says it has since revoked operating permits for American Iron & Metal, citing ongoing violations of air quality standards.

  Fire

  Apr 23
  
• Manslaughter charges laid in Old Montreal fire that killed 7

  The owner is also facing charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm after eight people were injured in the fire at the Old Montreal building.

  Crime

  Mar 18
  
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• Flames engulf historic Montreal church, spread to retirement home next door

  According to Montreal fire crews, no one was injured during the incident but a neighbouring retirement home had to be evacuated as firefighters fought the blaze.

  Fire

  Feb 23
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• 1 dead, 4 hospitalized after Montreal apartment complex fire

  Officials say the incident started at around 10 a.m. and became a four-alarm fire, requiring more than 125 firefighters to control the blaze.

  Fire

  Jan 28, 2025
• ‘Your house is on fire’: Montreal family loses home in blaze, have nowhere to go

  Sabrina Dufaan's family of four has nowhere to go after their Montreal apartment burned down, along with what little savings they had stashed away in the kitchen.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2024
• 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
• 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
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• 2 dead, 1 critical after apartment fire in east-end Montreal

  Police are investigating a fatal fire two-alarm fire an apartment complex in Montreal's Pointe-aux-Trembles neighbourhood on Friday morning.

  Fire

  Feb 2, 2024
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• Montreal police say Christmas Eve basilica fire not arson, investigation shows cause was electrical

  Police began an investigation in the early morning fire at the Notre-Dame Basilica after firefighters found what they believed were traces of accelerant.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2023