A possibly criminal fire leaves one person seriously injured in Laval

A person was seriously injured after a home fire in Laval, Que. on April 25, 2026. (Rita Hamaoui Atallah)

A man in his 40s was hospitalized on Saturday following a house fire that broke out in Laval, in the Sainte-Dorothée area.

According to the Laval Police Service (SPL), evidence suggests that the fire may have been started deliberately. An investigation is underway.

The fire broke out shortly before 3:25 p.m. in a house on Boudreau Street.

“When we arrived at the scene, we found that the blaze was quite significant,” said SPL spokesperson Geneviève Major.

“The main house is almost entirely burnt down,” she added.

A man who was inside the house was taken to the hospital to be treated for severe burns.

The flames spread to three other nearby homes; however, no one else was injured. Firefighters brought the blaze under control and were still at the scene, hosing down the area to ensure the fire was completely extinguished.

Major said there were “traffic disruptions” around the block bordered by Bord-de-l’Eau Road, Relais and Val-Brillant streets.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on April 25, 2026.