5-alarm fire in Montreal’s old port sends 1 to hospital with severe burns

A large gathering fire successful Montreal’s aged larboard has sent 1 idiosyncratic to infirmary arsenic occurrence crews battled the blaze for hours Friday morning.

According to officials, the fire started wrong the ground-level edifice connected Notre-Dame East thoroughfare conscionable aft 2:40 am.

The flames rapidly climbed the three-storey building, forcing the evacuation of astatine slightest 2 people. One idiosyncratic was sent to infirmary with terrible burns.

The 2nd and 3rd level of the gathering were being utilized arsenic rental apartments. More than 125 occurrence fighters were called to extinguish the five-alarm fire.

Crews person not beryllium capable to participate the gathering arsenic the structural integrity is successful question.

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A conception of the longstanding operation partially collapsed during the intervention.

The origin of the occurrence is not yet known.

According to the city’s gathering registry, the proprietor is Emile Benamour. Benamour was besides the proprietor of the Airbnb gathering that caught occurrence successful March of past year, sidesplitting 7 people.

Montreal constabulary volition beryllium taking implicit the investigation.