Vehicle set on fire in Pierrefonds-Roxboro

A vehicle is damaged after a fire in Montreal’s Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough. (Ken Dow/CTV News)

A vehicle is destroyed after being set on fire while in the parking lot of a residence in Montreal’s Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough on Wednesday night.

Montreal police (SPVM) received several 911 calls at 11:40 p.m. about the incident on Pierrefonds Boulevard near Louis-Fréchette Street.

“When police arrived on the scene, they quickly located the burning vehicle,” said Johany Charland, a spokesperson with Montreal police. “They found the incendiary material, suggesting the fire was criminal.”

She adds that witnesses said they saw a suspect fleeing the scene in an “unknown direction.”

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

The vehicle was towed for expert examination, and the file has been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.