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    $400,000 in Damage for a Suspicious Fire in Sainte-Dorothée

    Benoit LeblancBy Benoit LeblancDecember 14, 2022
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    A fire of still unknown cause, affecting four of the apartments in a large rental building, caused quite a stir on Saint-Marin Boulevard (west) in the early morning of Saturday, Dec. 10.

    It was 4:54 a.m. when 911 was notified of a fire in that residential area, located almost at the western end of Saint-Martin Boulevard, on the Sainte-Dorothée’s side.

    Arriving at 4:57 a.m., the first of the nine units of Laval’s Fire and Safety Department required for the intervention (34 firefighters), had no trouble figuring out the magnitude of the situation.

    At that time, flames were visible on the first two of the four floors of the building, in addition to reaching the rest of the structure and igniting some of the balconies.

    Maneuvers in extreme cold

    While the wind factor forced work to be done in a temperature of around minus 20 degrees, firefighters first completed the evacuation of the premises.

    Meanwhile, help was requested from the Service de police de Laval (SPL), Hydro-Québec, the Société de transport de Laval (STL), and the City of Laval’s public works department.

    The firefighters mainly concentrated their efforts on stopping the spread of the flames to the other floors and to the roof of the building, valued at $6 million, noting that the smoke detectors of the place were functional.

    It was around 6:24 a.m. that firefighters brought the fire under control, but it caused damage summarily assessed at $300,000 for the building, and $100,000 for its contents.

    Eight people will have to relocate following the fire. The investigation was transferred to the SPL, the firefighters having been unable to determine its origin 100 per cent.

    However, the fire would have most likely started on the first floor.

    Due to freezing weather conditions, a firefighter injured his ankle while executing his duties.

     

    translated by Alec Brideau

    911 balconies building call cause Conditions control damage damages duties evacuation fire Fire and Safety Department of Laval firefighter firefighters flames floor injured injuries investigation origin people residential building Service de police de Laval SPL STL suspicious weather
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