A gelato business in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro district of Montreal was targeted by an arson attack overnight from Sunday to Monday.
Shortly after midnight, a call was made to 911 to report a business alarm. Montreal firefighters were called to go to a small shopping center on Pierrefonds Boulevard, in the eponymous district, where the front window of the Waffles and Ice Cream business had just been smashed.
No incendiary object was discovered inside, but traces of accelerant were detected, according to spokesperson for the Montreal City Police Department, Caroline Chèvrefils.
Adjacent establishments were spared the flames while firefighters managed to quickly bring the fire under control after an initial alert, limiting the damage to the gelato store.
Given the criminal nature of the incident, the scene and the investigation were transferred to the arson section of the City of Montreal Police Department.
Videotapes will be viewed to try to shed light on this matter.
So far, the police have not made any arrests.