Global News | Old Montreal fire: Police say "we expect deaths" as investigation launched into "suspicious" blaze @globalnews | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Montreal police say it is too early to know how many people were inside a century-old building that caught fire in the city’s historic district, but officials say there are an undetermined number of fatalities.

Insp. David Shane says police can’t confirm the number of people who are dead or identify them, only saying “we expect deaths,” in an update in the afternoon.

The investigation was handed over to the police department’s major crimes division, which is working closely with the arson unit. Shane says the origin of the blaze is considered “suspicious,” but he could not provide more details.

Earlier in the day, police sources told Global News that two people died in the blaze in Old Montreal. Authorities would not publicly confirm those fatalities in their update.

Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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