Fire Under Investigation Destroys Single-Family Home in Fabreville

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

A space heater is believed to be the cause of a fire that ravaged a home on 37th Avenue in Fabreville during the early evening of Saturday, May 3.

Renovations were reportedly underway in this residential building, which backs onto the Orée-des-Bois woodland.

Emergency services were alerted to the tragic event at 6:52 p.m., prompting the Laval Fire Department (Service de sécurité incendie de Laval – SSIL) to quickly dispatch 9 units, including 34 firefighters and their officers, to the scene.

Arriving at 6:58 p.m., the first responders found the entire house fully engulfed in flames.

Nearby Home Threatened

The blaze was so intense that the low-voltage power line supplying the house had been severed and, more concerning, the fire had begun to spread to part of the neighboring home.

After confirming the evacuation of the affected buildings, firefighters focused their efforts on extinguishing the flames on the exterior of the adjacent residence to prevent the fire from reaching its roof.

Material damages are estimated at approximately $261,500, with the house deemed a total loss. Two residents will now need to find a new place to live.

Support from the Laval Police Department, Hydro-Québec, and Urgences-santé was requested during the operation.

An investigator from the SSIL has been assigned to determine the exact cause and circumstances of the blaze, which was declared under control at 8:49 p.m.

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