By Canadian Press

Montreal police investigate four arsons overnight within two-hour span

Feb 6, 2024 | 9:30 AM

Montreal police say four businesses were targeted by arson within the span of two hours early this morning.

Firefighters were called to a blaze in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district where a Molotov cocktail was tossed inside a business on Monkland Avenue at about 3:35 a.m., causing heavy damage and forcing evacuations.

Earlier, three fires were set between 1:40 a.m. and 2:45 a.m., all involving incendiary objects tossed through windows.

Three commercial buildings in the Rivière-des-Prairies district and St-Laurent borough were targeted but suffered minor damage.

No one was injured in any of the fires and no arrests have been made.

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The Montreal police arson squad is investigating all four blazes.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 6, 2024.

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