Fire near Jacques-Cartier bridge – third blaze in Montreal Wednesday morning
Posted April 5, 2023 9:42 am.
Last Updated April 5, 2023 12:30 pm.
It’s a very busy morning for Montreal firefighters as a third fire burned in the Saint-Marie district.
The fire sending large amounts of dark smoke to the sky, which caused visibility problems on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.
Retour à la normale – La visibilité est maintenant rétablie sur le #PontJacquesCartier
Back to normal – Visibility is now clear on the #JacquesCartierBridge #MobilitéMTL https://t.co/hBmoe0Em4q— Pont Jacques-Cartier (@pontJCBridge) April 5, 2023
The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in a container outside the building under construction at 1000 Fullum, near Sainte-Catherine street East.
Workers were evacuated and no one injured.
Feu de bâtiment – Intersection Fullum et Ste-Catherine Est – Deuxième alarme – Coupure de courant possible. Merci d’éviter le secteur. pic.twitter.com/0UUMe8IELl
— Sécurité incendieMTL (@MTL_SIM) April 5, 2023
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Firefighters are still on the scene near there in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve where are some 50 residents in the area needed to be evacuated due to a fire in a three-story building.
An arson attack also heavily damaged a downtown building around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday morning. There may still be some impacts on traffic.
