Updated on 29 January 2026 at 16h14
This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI
Food left unattended on a stove is believed to be the cause of a fire that temporarily displaced five occupants of a residential building on 7th Street in Chomedey.
Laval’s Fire Safety Service (SSIL) deployed no fewer than 11 units—40 firefighters and their officers—in response to a 911 call received at 1:41 a.m. on Thursday, January 29.
When the first firefighters arrived at the quadruplex, located slightly south of Notre-Dame Boulevard and east of Chomedey Boulevard, at 1:48 a.m., flames and smoke were clearly visible from outside.
While some crews ensured the building had been evacuated—although the smoke alarm was found to be non-functional—other firefighters headed toward the seat of the fire, realizing it had spread from the first to the second floor, as well as to part of the roof.
Without delay, firefighters worked to quickly knock down the blaze to prevent it from spreading to neighboring residences, while also assisting a resident who had inhaled smoke by placing them in the care of Urgences-santé paramedics.
It was at 5:07 a.m. that firefighters were finally able to fully bring the situation under control, though not before the fire caused an estimated $450,000 in damage to the building structure and $100,000 to its contents.
Following the incident, the SSIL is once again reminding the public of the importance of using an approved deep fryer for oil cooking and, above all, never leaving a stove unattended while it is on.
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