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 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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The fire allegedly occurred around 4:40 a.m. in a commercial complex, on Curé-Labelle Boulevard, located a bit north of Cartier Boulevard.

Once at the scene, Laval’s firefighters and police officers found that the small strip of garden adorning the front of the Nuits de Beyrouth restaurant had flamed.

An object would have also been thrown against the shop window, but the fire would have extinguished itself, even before the arrival of emergency services on site.

Laval’s police indicate that this wouldn’t be the first event of that kind to occur at the location.

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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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When they arrived near avenue des Érables, the firefighters and police spotted the car.

During the intervention, the emergency services managed to rescue two of the three occupants of the vehicle, who were immediately transported to a hospital center.

Firefighters from Laval’s Fire and Safety Department are continuing their search to find the third missing person by boat.

More details to come.

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911 was alerted around 7:46 a.m., witnessing gunshots in this small commercial complex located along Highway 440, south side, between Industriel Boulevard and Highway 15.

When SPL patrol officers arrived at the scene, a man was lying on the floor of the parking lot. His death was confirmed at the scene. The victim is said to be a 66-year-old man.

He would have died of his injuries, after being hit by more than one bullet, in this new episode of violence linked to a firearm in Laval.

Vehicle in Flames

Later, around 8:47 a.m., 911 received a call reporting a burned vehicle on 71st Avenue, just east of Lachapelle Bridge, in Chomedey.

That car was possibly set on fire by the suspect(s) in the homicide that occurred earlier in the morning.

At least one suspect would then have scampered off on foot toward Montreal, with Montreal’s police having been made aware of that development affecting its territory.

Arriving on the scene at 8:53 a.m., Laval firefighters brought the fire under control in just a minute, before transferring the investigation to the SPL; an investigation which should now be taken over by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).

Organized Crime

Around 10 a.m., we learned the victim would be called Vincenzo Armani, a man known to the police.

Therefore, the investigation was transferred to the SQ because of a probable link with organized crime.

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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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