Old Montreal Fire

• Most wanted: After 51 months on lam, Quebec inmate pleads guilty to escaping prison

  Denis Bégin was sentenced to 18 months in prison to be served concurrently with a life sentence that he is already serving for second-degree murder. 

  Crime

  Mar 21
  
• Court documents identify suspect in Old Montreal fatal fire, but no charges laid

  The suspect in a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people in March 2023 admitted he was at the scene of the arson, but claims he wan't the one who set the building on fire.

  Crime

  Jan 19
  
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• Montreal police investigate major fire in unoccupied Old Port building

  A 2022 real estate brochure shows the building was put on the market with an asking price of $10 million and touted as a redevelopment opportunity.

  Fire

  Oct 28, 2023
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• Suspect in Old Montreal fire was escaped prisoner: report

  According to La Presse, the suspect in the Old Montreal that caused the deaths of seven people is a man who was illegally at large for four years after escaping prison.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 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
• 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
• Criminal investigation into Old Montreal fire raises more questions for victims’ families

  A lawyer representing the father of a man killed in a fire in Old Montreal in March says an announcement by police that the fire was criminal raises new questions for her client.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2023
• Fire that killed 7 people in Old Montreal was deliberately set, police say

  Police in Montreal now say that traces of accelerant were found in an area of the building where the fire started. The investigation is now a criminal one.

  Fire

  Aug 28, 2023
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• Quebec, Airbnb deadlocked on illegal rentals as Montreal begins its own crackdown

  Bogus registration numbers such as "123456'' are still visible in multiple Quebec listings as Airbnb and the province debate how best to verify rental operators' licenses.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
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• Montreal fire inspections drop, risks related to lithium ion batteries rise

  A 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.

  Politics

  May 30, 2023