Firefighters battle fire at building in downtown Montreal

Montreal firefighters battled a fire at a three-storey building in the downtown area early Tuesday morning.

The department received a 911 call about the flames at 1:30 a.m. on Crescent Street near René-Lévesque Boulevard.

The incident was upgraded to a five-alarm fire shortly after at 4 a.m.

More than 150 firefighters are on the scene.

There have been no reported injuries.

People are being asked to avoid the area.