Dozens of firefighters are working to bring a fire under control in downtown Montreal on Monday afternoon.
The Montreal Fire Department (SIM) confirmed on X that a building fire is underway at the intersection of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Milton Street.
Traffic is blocked within the block bounded by Ontario, Saint-Dominique, Prince Arthur, and Saint-Urbain Streets.
Feu de bâtiment -boul. Saint-Laurent et rue Milton – Deuxième alarme – Coupure de courant possible. Merci d’éviter le secteur. pic.twitter.com/HzM5uuz2LB
A police officer interviewed on site by La Presse Canadienne indicated that the block would remain closed for “at least two or three hours.” “It’s a big fire,” he noted.
A large plume of smoke blanketed the neighborhood after the fire broke out, affecting air quality. Air quality dropped from good to poor during the 1 p.m. reading from the downtown Montreal station.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
