Man arrested Thursday morning for suspicious fire in LaSalle
Posted May 11, 2023 8:25 am.
Last Updated May 11, 2023 8:30 am.
MONTREAL – A young man believed to be linked to a suspicious fire early Thursday night in Montreal was arrested and was expected to be questioned by investigators later in the day.
The fire broke out around 1:15 a.m. at a building on Thierry Street, near the intersection of Turley Street, in a residential and commercial area of the LaSalle borough. Firefighters from the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SSIM) were able to extinguish the flames, but the damage to the building was considered significant.
No one was injured.
In the same area, patrol officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) spotted an 18-year-old male acting suspicious shortly after the fire. They proceeded to arrest him.
A security perimeter was set up around the burned building. Investigators from the SPVM’s arson squad were to examine the scene on Thursday.
– This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 11, 2023.
