CP NewsAlert: Police say deadly Montreal fire last March now a criminal investigation

By The Canadian Press on August 28, 2023.

The site of a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people, including people staying in unlicensed short-term rentals, sits behind fencing, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL – Police say a fire last March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation.

Montreal police say traces of fire accelerants were found at the site, which they say can help explain why the flames spread so quickly.

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