Father and 4-year-old girl dead, six others injured in St-Michel apartment fire
Posted June 13, 2026 10:26 am.
Last Updated June 13, 2026 2:45 pm.
A 40-year-old father and his 4-year-old daughter died in a residential fire in Montreal’s St-Michel on Saturday morning.
A 30-year-old pregnant woman and 15-year-old boy were also transported to the hospital with serious injuries after reportedly jumping from the second floor to escape the flames.
Four more people were injured but were treated at the scene by paramedics.
The blaze is believed to have started in a second-floor apartment of a residential building on 42nd Street near 24th Avenue before spreading to the third floor.
“When firefighters entered, they discovered two bodies in the apartment where the fire is believed to have started,” said Constable Manuel Couture, spokesperson for the Montreal Police (SPVM). The deaths were confirmed at the scene.
A 30-year-old pregnant woman and a 15-year-old boy were transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Four other people were injured but were treated at the scene by Urgences-santé paramedics.
More than 60 firefighters responded to the scene and worked for several hours to bring the fire under control. By approximately 9 a.m., the situation appeared to be contained.
Since there was a death, the investigation was transferred to the SPVM’s Arson Section, but the cause of the fire was still unknown.
The Canadian Red Cross has deployed personnel to assist residents displaced by the fire. Reports from the scene indicate the dwelling may have been occupied by a family consisting of two adults and two children.
