Over 90 firefighters fight blaze in Montreal’s NDG
Posted September 14, 2025 5:44 pm.
Last Updated September 15, 2025 7:45 am.
Over 90 firefighters were still putting out a fire on Sunday afternoon in a building in Montreal’s NDG that began in the morning.
According to the Montreal fire department (SIM), they responded to the blaze at around 9:05 a.m. in a three-storey residential building on Elmhurst Ave. near Harley Ave.
They added that the building was unoccupied and had no gas or electricity.
A third alarm was issued just after 10 a.m. by the SIM. They explained that as of 11:30 a.m. more than 90 firefighters were on the scene.
As of 5:30 p.m., the SIM told CityNews that the operation was still ongoing.
The building next door was evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported.
“To determine the cause of the fire, the investigation has been transferred to the SPVM,” the SIM told CityNews just before 8 p.m.
Adding that “the intervention is still in progress.”
