Firefighters battle 5-alarm blaze at residential building in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon on the roof of a four-storey apartment building in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough.

The blaze appears to be on the roof of the concrete residential building near Sainte-Cunégonde and Lévis streets. According to the Montreal fire department, the incident was escalated to a fifth-alarm fire shortly after 4 p.m.

Firefighters working on a five-alarm blaze at a residential building near Sainte-Cunégonde and Lévis streets in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough on Nov. 1, 2026 (CityNews)

Montreal firefighters are asking people to avoid the area while crews work to put out the fire. Residents in the neighbourhood could also experience power outages.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are not yet known.

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