Updated on 22 April 2026 at 16h12
This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI
Around 11:40 a.m., a fire raging in a wooded area of Saint-François is believed to have been deliberately set, prompting the closure of Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve in both directions.
Firefighters from the Laval Fire Safety Service (SSIL) are still working to bring the situation under control.
Due to the spread of the fire to a nearby field, Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve is closed between Avenue Roger-Lortie and Rue de l’Harmonie, as well as Montée Masson between Avenue Marcel-Villeneuve and Rue Léopold-Hamelin.
The SSIL will forward the case to the Laval Police Service to investigate the exact causes and circumstances.
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