Montreal police are investigating a suspicious car hearth within the metropolis’s Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough early Sunday morning.
Police say they had been notified by the Montreal hearth division at round 3:55 a.m. a few car on hearth on Thomas-Paine avenue close to Olivier-Lejeune Avenue.
When officers arrived on scene, the fireplace had already been introduced beneath management by firefighters, and the car was situated on the road.
Hearth officers advised police {that a} window of the car appeared to have been smashed earlier than the blaze broke out.
In accordance with preliminary studies, a couple of suspect was seen approaching the car. The window was reportedly damaged earlier than the fireplace was began on the passenger facet. The suspects fled the scene earlier than police arrived.
The car sustained important injury, however no injury was reported to close by properties. No accidents had been reported.
Given the possibly prison nature of the incident, the investigation has been taken over by the SPVM arson unit.
The scene was secured to protect proof, and investigators will work to find out the circumstances surrounding the fireplace, together with reviewing surveillance footage and talking with potential witnesses.
The car can be towed for forensic evaluation. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.