Fire breaks out on 24th floor of downtown Montreal high-rise

A fire broke out in a downtown high-rise residential building Monday afternoon.

The fire began in an apartment on the 24th floor of the building on Jeanne-Mance Street near René-Lévesque Boulevard at 1:07 p.m. It did not spread beyond that one unit and was brought under control by about 2 p.m.

The residents of the 23rd, 24th and 25th floors were forced out of the building, but the other residents were able to remain in place.

“It was very strong, and there was smoke in the corridor,” said resident Carla Mathiou, who walked down the stairs after hearing the fire alarm and smelling smoke. She said the sprinklers went off.

About 90 firefighters were called to the scene to help remove smoke from the building.

“We don’t have the cause right now,” said Montreal fire department section chief Kevin Francoeur.

He said no one was injured.

Everyone but the resident of the affected apartment should be able to go back to their apartments soon, the Montreal fire department said.