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.

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The activity took place in collaboration with the Public safety research and innovation centre (RISC Centre).

“Bringing together many organizations that would be called upon to intervene and take decisions during a rail accident involving dangerous materials, the scenario for this exercise was developed on the basis of a very real risk on the territory,” said Claude Lussier, head of operations division of the Laval’s Fire and Safety Department.

The initiative aimed to enable participants to better prepare, practice and update their knowledge of response procedures for such a disaster.

“It was also an excellent opportunity to discuss with stakeholders from the different organizations, and share our knowledge,” Lussier added.

Many Goals

The main goal of that exercise was to allow Laval’s emergency responders and main partners to practice managing a disaster occurring on the territory.

It also consisted of practicing the alert and the mobilization of the various services involved in the management of a major disaster, without forgetting to allow stakeholders from different departments to practice coordinating such an situation.

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The scene occurred around 4:16 p.m., time of the 911 call, yesterday afternoon, in the busy sector of Laval-des-Rapides.

An 81-year-old man, with a 54-year-old passenger by his side, was trying to park his car at the supermarket.

Wanting to position himself to immobilize his car in a parking space, the man first backed into a car, already parked behind him, and inside which was a lady.

In panic, the driver then made a turn, and pressed the accelerator, hitting a 41-year-old woman who was on the road.

She ended up on her hood, while the 81-year-old man then hit two other vehicles, as well as a 68-year-old person. He then hit the two posts installed in front of the main entrance to the business.

It propelled the 41-year-old woman to the ground, the latter finding herself in an unfortunate position, partially lying under the engine block of the vehicle, which then smashed the front doors in its tracks.

Intervention

Arriving on site at 4:20 p.m., barely four minutes after the 911 call, the eight firefighters required for the intervention, two units from Laval’s Fire and Safety Department, quickly gave first aid to the victim.

In addition to experiencing severe nervous shock, the victim suffered very serious arm fractures, and facial lacerations.

After stabilizing the victim, firefighters were able to hand her over quickly, at 4:23 p.m., to the Urgences-santé paramedics, so that she could be transported to a hospital. Luckily, her condition remains stable.

As for the other two people injured, they were both treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The scene was then entrusted to officers from the Service de police de Laval (SPL), to investigate the circumstances of that spectacular accident.

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It was 10:21 a.m. when the baby was spotted not far from the place where his mother and four-year-old sister had themselves been extricated from the vehicle that had run aground in the water, near des Érables Street and Saint-Antoine Road, in Laval-sur-le-Lac.

It took place on Friday, October 28, shortly before 5 p.m.

Since discovering that the baby’s body was missing, the emergency services were carrying out intensive searches in the area, both on the water and on the banks.

The SQ divers finally found the baby in the water, before handing it over to firefighters from Laval’s Fire and Safety Department, to watch over the body while waiting to hand it over to paramedics, and then to a coroner in charge of the autopsy.

The Facts

Last Friday, October 28, people contacted 911 after seeing a SUV partially submerged in the Mille-Îles River.

A mother in her 30s and her two children, a four-year-old children and a one-month-old baby, were in the vehicle that was drowned in the water.

As soon as they were taken out alive of the vehicle, the mother and her girl were entrusted to Urgences-santé paramedics to be transported to a hospital.

The mother’s still hospitalized. Her condition is still considered critical, and can’t be met by the Service de police de Laval (SPL) investigators of crimes against the person of the SPL, who do not rule out a voluntary act on her part.

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The incident took place around 11:38 a.m. yesterday, time of the 911 call.

The first firefighters arrived on the scene at 11:44 a.m., noting with relief that no one was inside the vehicles struck at the time of the collision.

However, the driver was in a bad shape, the safety airbags of her vehicle having deployed under the impact of the accident.

The firefighters quickly freed the woman, and handed her over to the care of Urgences-santé paramedics. She suffered minor injuries in her misadventure.

“We were lucky no one else was injured in such circumstances [i.e. in a busy commercial parking lot],” said Vincent Mercier, chief of operations for Laval’s Fire and Safety Department.

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It was 12:45 a.m. when 911 was informed of the incident, at Aquariums ReefSolution inc., located in a small commercial complex, in Chomedey.

Arriving at 12:51 a.m., the first of Laval’s Fire and Safety Department units required for the intervention, i.e. 22 firefighters, quickly spotted the flames inside the facility, as a window had been smashed by a incendiary object.

While evacuating the place, the firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, fully controlling the situation as of 12:59 a.m.

Damage is estimated at around $50,000 for the building, and $25,000 for its content.

Due to the suspicious elements found at the scene, the investigation was transferred to the Service de police de Laval (SPL).

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It was 3:12 p.m. when several 911 calls were made for smoke and flames in the heights of the building located in Chomedey, just across the Rivière des Prairies, east of Route 117.

Already on an intervention on Francis-Hughes Boulevard, the first of the 22 firefighters required for this fire, which means six units from Laval’s Fire and Safety Department, arrived at the scene at 3:19 p.m.

At that time, the alarm was on, and people were starting to evacuate the building. Firefighters then helped to complete the evacuation, particularly on the 20th and 21st floors, representing the most risk if there was rapid spread of the flames.

It’s around 3:48 p.m., so about 30 minutes later, that the firefighters took the situation completely under control.

Their efforts and the recommended intervention strategy have been a success, since the total damage is estimated around $5,000, which limits to the balcony and windows of the affected dwelling, cracking under intense heat.

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It was 5:56 p.m. when 911 was informed about the fire, occurring at the eastern end of Laval, in Saint-François.

As of 6:03 p.m., when the first of the six units of the Fire and Safety Department of Laval required for the intervention arrived, the flashover was already generalized for the residential building mainly affected.

Risks of spread

Flames were beginning to seriously threaten the two adjacent houses, which is why the sappers devoted most of their efforts to containing the fire, and preventing it from spreading further to those neighbouring structures, after ensuring the places had been evacuated by its occupants.

The firefighters carried out their mission successfully, and at 8 p.m., the fire was considered fully under control.

Let’s note that one of the firefighters was slightly injured a finger during the mission.

If the house is a total loss, with damage assessed at approximately $219,000 for the building, and $60,000 for its contents.

The two neighbouring addresses will have suffered damage estimated, respectively, at approximately $35,000 and $15,000.

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The owner of a room installed in this small set of shops, located on Saint-Martin Boulevard (ouest), was first awakened by an alarm from his remote security system.

Seeing flames on his surveillance cameras, it’s around 3:02 a.m. that he informed 911 of the incident.

The first of the 13 firefighters from the Fire and Safety Department of Laval assigned to the intervention, as well as patrol officers from the Service de police de Laval (SPL), quickly arrived on the scene, controlling the start of the fire at 3:31 a.m.

Mainly caused by smoke, the damage is estimated at $10,000.

The file is currently transferred to the fire investigations of the SPL.

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It was 2:52 p.m. when 911 was informed of the fire occurring in an area of Chomedey, located just west of the Promenade des Îles, south of boulevard Samson.

The first of the six units of the Fire and Safety Department of Laval dispatched to the scene, made up of 22 firefighters, arrived at 2:59 p.m., immediately spotting smoke on the second floor of the residential building.

The firefighters also quickly asked for help from Urgences-santé and the Service de police de Laval (SPL), when they saw someone suffering from serious burns outside.

While completing the evacuation of the place, the firefighters quickly moved toward the source of the fire, and carried out an aggressive attack on the flames, thus succeeding in limiting the damage to the original floor.

The improper use of cooking oil being the cause of the fire, firefighters once again remind Laval’s population that it’s very important to use an approved fryer in such situations.

The Fire and Safety Department of Laval also notes that the smoke alarm of the affected dwelling wasn’t functional, and that it’s necessary never to leave food unattended on a working cooker.

The Urgences-santé paramedics also took care of a woman who had suffered a nervous shock.

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