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2 Dead, 4 Injured in Montreal Apartment Fire
Police say 70 firefighters responded as the blaze spread from the second to third floor and left two people dead.
- On Saturday morning, a fatal fire erupted at an apartment building on 42nd Street near 24th Avenue in Montreal's Villeray Saint-Michel Parc-Extension borough, killing two people and injuring four others.
- According to Montreal fire department spokesperson Francis Fleury, the blaze began on the second floor before spreading upward. Due to the fatalities, police transferred the investigation to the SPVM Arson Section.
- Approximately 70 firefighters responded to the scene and brought the blaze under control by 9 a.m. Two individuals were hospitalized with critical injuries, while four others received treatment on-site by paramedics.
- The Canadian Red Cross deployed personnel to assist 16 individuals from eight households displaced by the fire, providing hotel accommodations, food, and clothing to meet immediate needs.
- Police spokesperson Constable Manuel Couture said the investigation into the blaze's cause remains ongoing, with authorities monitoring the situation to provide additional support to affected residents upon hospital discharge.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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