A Second Kitchen Fire in 5 Days in Laval

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 will force four people from Fabreville to relocate temporarily.

The incident occurred on Gilles Street on the afternoon of Monday, April 14, with 911 being alerted at 3:02 p.m.

Just three minutes later, the first of six units from Laval’s Fire Safety Department—comprising 28 firefighters and their officers—arrived on the scene and quickly noticed smoke coming from the roof of the single-family home located just west of Highway 15.

Upon discovering that a smoke detector was present but not functional, the firefighters completed the evacuation of the premises before heading toward the source of the fire.

Once in the kitchen, they found that the fire had started on the stove, then spread to the adjoining wall of the residence, eventually reaching the roof.

By 3:12 p.m., firefighters had successfully extinguished the blaze, although it caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to the structure and another $20,000 to its contents.

Following this kitchen fire—the second to occur on Île Jésus since the beginning of the year—Laval firefighters are reminding the public of the importance of always using an approved deep fryer for this type of cooking and never leaving a stove on unattended.

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