Cigarette sparks three-alarm fire in Montreal-North apartments

Firefighters extinguish a third-alarm blaze that forced tenants from a three-storey apartment building in Montreal-North on Tuesday evening. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News)

A third-alarm fire forced tenants from a three-storey apartment building to evacuate Tuesday evening in the Montreal-North borough.

The Montreal fire department (SIM) deployed about 80 firefighters to tackle the flames at a building on Arthur-Chevrier Street after receiving a 911 call around 5:30 p.m.

According to the SIM, the fire started when a cigarette was left on a sofa in a ground-floor apartment.

Flames spread along the floors and walls of the eight-unit building.

The fire was extinguished by 8 p.m., and no injuries were reported.

The Red Cross took charge of the tenants.