Tag: Montreal fire

‘Immense Sorrow:’ Major Fire at Montreal Heritage Building That Once Housed Monastery

A major fire at a Montreal heritage building was still not under control Friday and authorities were not able to provide a firm timeline of how long it would take to extinguish the blaze. The fire broke out late Thursday afternoon at the Monastère du Bon-Pasteur, a 19th century former monastery, and quickly became a…


Coroner to Hold Public Inquests Into Deadly Montreal Fire, Police Killing

Quebec’s chief coroner has accepted a request by the province’s public security minister to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a fire in Old Montreal that left seven people dead. Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said Tuesday he hoped the public hearings would lead to recommendations to help prevent…