A Second Criminal Fire in Two Days in Laval

This article written in french by Benoit Leblanc was automatically translated using AI

After a house on chemin du Bord-de-l’Eau in Sainte-Dorothée was targeted the previous day, it was now a restaurant on chemin du Souvenir that was struck by an arsonist during the night of Sunday, April 26.

The incident occurred around 3:54 a.m. in a mixed-use building containing businesses on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor, located at the corner of 100th Avenue in the heart of Chomedey.

The first of six units from the Laval Fire Department, involving 22 firefighters and their officers, arrived on scene at 4:01 a.m., where smoke was clearly visible at the front of the Eventico restaurant.

While ensuring the evacuation of the second-floor apartments and requesting additional support, firefighters quickly moved to extinguish the suspicious blaze.

The fire was declared under control at 4:36 a.m., after causing estimated damages of approximately $30,000 to the building structure and $30,000 to its contents.

Following the incident, the Laval Fire Department reminded residents that all Laval buildings and homes must now be equipped with smoke alarms powered by a non-removable 10-year long-life lithium battery.

Given the highly suspicious nature of the fire’s origin, the investigation was quickly transferred to the Laval Police Department.