The building's owner is blaming the City of Montreal's policies on heritage building modifications for allowing the fire to erupt, while the family of one of the victims is suing both the owner and the city for negligence.
City inspectors visited the building on multiple occasions throughout the years and found numerous irregularities making it “dangerous for life and human safety”
Montreal police say traces of accelerant were discovered at the scene of the fire in Old Montreal that left seven people dead. It is being investigated as a criminal act.
Police in Montreal now say that traces of accelerant were found in an area of the building where the fire started. The investigation is now a criminal one.
Montreal police say traces of accelerant were discovered at the scene of the fire in Old Montreal that left seven people dead. It is being investigated as a criminal act.