This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI
The residents of a rental building on Trépanier Street in Chomedey will have to find temporary housing after a fire broke out due to ashes being disposed of in a combustible container.
The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, when a 911 call was made. The fire took place in a residential area enclosed between Curé-Labelle and Saint-Martin boulevards, Chemin du Souvenir, and 100th Avenue.
Laval’s Fire Safety Service (SSIL) dispatched seven units to the scene, totaling 26 firefighters and their officers. The first responders arrived at 10:40 p.m. to find the evacuation already underway, with smoke coming from the back of the building.
Firefighters quickly located the source of the fire on the rear balcony of a second-floor apartment.
Unfortunately, the flames had already begun spreading to the exterior wall and part of the roof.
By 12:33 a.m., firefighters had fully contained the situation, but not before the fire affected all four apartments, causing an estimated $175,000 in structural damage and $30,000 in content losses.
Following this incident, the SSIL is reminding Laval residents to always dispose of cigarette butts in a stable ashtray designed for this purpose.
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