Montreal police are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Dollard-des-Ormeaux district of Montreal.
Calls to 911 alerted the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) to a burning vehicle in the parking lot of a residence on Laurier Street.
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When the police arrived on the scene, firefighters from the Montreal Fire Department (SIM) had already brought the fire under control.
According to initial findings, the origin of the fire would be suspicious, which prompted firefighters to contact the Montreal police.
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The investigation has been transferred to the SPVM’s arson section, spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron said.
Flames did not spread to the residence and no one was injured in the blaze, it added.