(Montreal) A multi-apartment building in northeast Montreal had to be evacuated shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday morning after a suspicious fire destroyed a car parked in the underground garage.
No one was injured, according to the Montreal City Police Service (SPVM).
The building is located at the intersection of Avila and Choisy streets, in the Saint-Léonard district.
The fire was extinguished by firefighters from the Montreal Fire Safety Service (SSIM), but the vehicle was destroyed by the flames. Another car parked nearby was also damaged.
The investigation into this matter was entrusted to the SPVM arson squad.