Resto-bar in downtown Montreal set on fire again

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A restaurant-bar in Montreal’s downtown area was the target of an alleged arson attack early Tuesday morning.

Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 3:15 a.m. about the incident on Crescent Street near Sainte-Catherine Street.

“According to the first information by witnesses, more than one suspect would have been seen breaking a window of the business to set a fire,” said Caroline Chèvrefils, a spokesperson with Montreal police. “When police arrived on the scene, assisted by the Montreal Fire Department, the fire had been extinguished by the sprinkler system.”

Chèvrefils notes that the establishment has been targeted by criminal acts in the past.

“Incendiary materials were found on the scene,” she added.

There were no reported injuries, and there have been no arrests.

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