Business in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough set on fire

A business in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough was the victim of an early morning fire on Tuesday.

Montreal police (SPVM) received several 911 calls at 4 a.m. about the incident on de la Côte-de-Liesse Road near Merizzi Road.

“When police officers arrived on the scene, firefighters from the Montreal fire department were already trying to extinguish the fire,” said Johany Charland, a spokesperson with Montreal police. “Firefighters informed the police that the storefront window appeared to have been broken.”

She notes that incendiary materials were found on site, “suggesting that the fire was criminal in nature.”

Charland adds that the suspects left the scene before police arrived, and there have been no arrests.

It is too early to determine the cost of the damage to the building.

The file has been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.