Boy remains in critical condition after Montreal North fire sends two children to hospital

A police vehicle at the scene of a residential building fire in Montreal-North. (CTV News)

A nine-year-old boy, one of two children hospitalized with serious burns following a fire at a residential building in the borough of Montreal North, remains in critical condition, a Montreal police spokesperson confirmed Saturday.

Two children — a nine-year-old and a 13-year-old boy — were taken to the hospital on Friday after they were seriously injured in a fire at a residential building in Montreal North.

Police say they have no updates on the 13-year-old boy who was also sent to the hospital.

The fire started at around 4 p.m. in a three-storey building near Lacordaire Boulevard, near Renoir Street.

The fire was later extinguished, and residents of neighbouring units have been allowed back inside.

The Montreal police service is taking over the investigation due to the victims’ serious injuries. Police say the fire is believed to have started on a kitchen stove and appears to be accidental in nature.

With files from CJAD’s Dario De Felice