Fire in Montreal’s Saint-Henri under control: SIM

The Montreal fireplace division (SIM) says a four-alarm fireplace broke out within the metropolis’s Saint-Henri neighbourhood Friday.

It occurred in a residential constructing on the intersections of Dominion Avenue and Duvernay Street – and 6 models had been affected.

No accidents had been reported.

Firefighters obtained a name at 11:52 a.m. concerning the blaze, in line with Émilie Barbeau-Charlebois, division chief for SIM.

Montreal firefighters (SIM) on the scene of a blaze in Saint-Henri on Might 22, 2026. (Gareth Madoc-Jones, CityNews)

The intervention was nonetheless underway as of 1:30 p.m. with over 100 firefighters on the scene and a drone additionally getting used – however the fireplace was below management.

Energy was lower within the space amid the intervention for security causes.

Barbeau-Charlebois says the reason for the hearth remains to be not identified.

Montreal firefighters (SIM) on the scene of a blaze in Saint-Henri on Might 22, 2026. (Gareth Madoc-Jones, CityNews)
Montreal firefighters (SIM) on the scene of a blaze in Saint-Henri on Might 22, 2026. (Gareth Madoc-Jones, CityNews)
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