One dead after fire in Trois-Rivières apartment complex
Posted September 18, 2024 10:08 am.
Last Updated September 18, 2024 11:57 am.
One person has died after a fire broke out in a social housing apartment building in Trois-Rivières on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services received a call around 2:30 p.m. about a fire that started in the building on Notre-Dame Street East.
“According to preliminary information, it originated on the eighth floor before spreading to the ninth,” said Trois-Rivières police (DPTR).
“During the operation, a victim was found unconscious in one of the units and his death was confirmed at the scene. Given these facts, the case was transferred to the DPTR for a coroner’s investigation,” explained the DPTR.
About 150 people were evacuated from the building, and nearly 30 units are unliveable due to the damage.
Around 90 firefighters from Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan and Saint-Maurice responded to the call and the fire was extinguished around 6 p.m.
The cause of the blaze is unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
