Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
Jul 31, 2026
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Jean talon fire arson investigation
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Article Excerpt
MONTREAL CRIME
Nearby residences evacuated during early-morning fire at Jean-Talon Blvd. building
Montreal police suspect the blaze was arson.
(Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette)
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Montreal Gazette
July 31, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.
Last Updated: July 31, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.
A fire at a mixed commercial and residential building in the Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough might have been arson, according to Montreal police spokesperson Johany Charland.
Firefighters were called to the scene on Jean-Talon Blvd. near Pie-IX Blvd. around 2 a.m. Friday. Police helped secure the area and evacuate near…
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