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A Woman Was Rescued In Montreal After Accidentally Falling Into The Saint Lawrence River

On January 15 at 7:15 p.m., Urgences-Santé Québec rescued a 19-year-old woman after she accidentally fell into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal's Old Port. She was able to call emergency services herself.

The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal intervened for her rescue and Urgences-Santé Québec sent advanced care paramedics, primary care paramedics and the Groupe d'intervention médicale tactique (GIMT), an Urgences-Santé spokesperson told MTL Blog.

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Smoke From A Fire In Montréal-Est Engulfed The Area & Prompted A Public Health Warning

Public health is asking residents in the vicinity of Montréal-Est to close their windows and doors if they smell or see smoke from a five-alarm fire in an industrial building near the intersection of rue Sherbrooke and avenue Durocher.

The fire was "under control" as of Monday morning, public health said. But officials continued to recommend closing off access to the outdoors and setting air conditioners to "recirculation" mode. Residents with heart disease, the health authority said, should avoid outdoor physical activity.

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A Serious Fire Broke Out In Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal Neighbourhood (VIDEO)

A fire broke out in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal this afternoon leading to a four-alarm crisis that is currently being handled by the Montreal fire department.

On May 7, 2022, around 1:30 p.m. the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) alerted the public of the Montreal fire outbreak in a building between the Saint-Laurent and Prince-Arthur intersection of the city borough.

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2 Fires In Montreal Broke Out This Weekend & One Is Suspected Arson

While fires in Montreal are known to happen, the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) has been unfortunately busy this year — and this weekend was no exception. At least two fires broke out between March 5 and March 6, one of which is suspected arson.

Authorities suspect that a restaurant fire in Pointe-aux-Trembles may have been intentionally set by an arsonist. Firefighters responded to a call on the morning of March 6 on boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

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A Montreal Fire On Sunday Destroyed Seven Families' Homes

On Sunday morning, 105 firefighters responded to a four-alarm Montreal fire. Seven apartments and one business were affected, with only one mild injury incurred.

"At 9:45 a.m. we received a call for a fire at 309 Ontario Est," said Service de Sécurité Incendie de Montréal spokesperson William Murray. A total of 31 fire trucks were sent to the scene.

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The SPVM Is Investigating A Possible Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into A Restaurant Window

The Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM)'s arson squad is currently investigating a possible "criminal fire" in Montreal's Ville-Marie borough that occurred the morning of August 3. An "incendiary object" found near the fire site could have been a Molotov cocktail, according to Radio-Canada's Simon-Marc Charron, but police have not yet publicly confirmed how the fire was started.

According to Officer Julien Lévesque, a spokesperson for the SPVM, police were called in to assist the city's fire department with a fire at the corner of Rue Saint-Jean and Rue Notre-Dame O. at approximately 5:55 a.m.

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