At 2:15 a.m. on Friday, a fire ignited in a three‑storey, seven‑unit residential building on Place Joseph-Michaud near Paul‑Letondal Street in Montreal North, Quebec. The blaze spread rapidly, causing the top floor to collapse and leading the Montreal Fire Department to evacuate seven families.
The collapse of the third floor left the building’s upper level damaged, and the affected families were forced to spend the night away from their homes.