Six cars set on fire in TMR commercial garage parking lot: SPVM

Cars destroyed in fire. (credit: Alan Sukonnik)

By The Canadian Press

Posted November 3, 2024 11:11 am.

Last Updated November 3, 2024 2:07 pm.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say six cars were set on fire in a commercial parking lot early Sunday morning in the Town of Mount Royal.

A 911 call came in around 5:30 a.m. about an arson in an industrial area near the intersection of Paré Street and Devonshire Road.

Police and firefighters arrived on scene to find six cars ablaze, five of which were totally destroyed.

Dorelas says the fire is suspicious and police are investigating, but no arrests have yet been made.

He says police officers are protecting the scene and investigators will look at security camera footage of the area.

Police are reporting no injuries.

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