Major fire in Montreal, Canada, destroys several businesses
{{date|July 24, 2007}}
{{Canada}}[[Image:Rue Duluth, intersection rue Saint-Denis (2e), Montréal 2005-08-29.jpg|thumb|left|Intersection of Rue Duluth and Rue Saint-Denis in 2005. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Gene.arboit|Gene.arboit]]}}]]
Fire ravaged several businesses in [[w:Montreal|Montreal]], [[Canada]] on Monday evening, despite the efforts of over 150 firefighters to extinguish the flames. The alert reached the so-called "five-alarm" stage, drawing in many firefighters, and it took over twelve hours to extinguish the fire.

The fire is suspected to have broken out around 7:00 p.m. [[w:Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] ([[w:UTC-4|UTC-4]]) at "Fruits & Passion," a personal care and ambiance products shop, on Saint-Denis street south of Rachel street. Later it spread to the Continental bistro and the L'Barouf bar. The Continental's roof has collapsed due to the fire-induced damage.

Ten firefighters suffered minor injuries, including at least four suffering from a heat stroke, whose condition is said to be stable.

Saint-Denis street was closed between Marie-Anne and Duluth streets during the fire itself, and again the next morning for the demolition of 2nd and 3rd stories.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/07/24/qc-continentalfire0724.html
|title=Firefighters hurt as blaze guts bar, bistro on St-Denis
|author=|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=July 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/archives/2007/07/20070724-100137.html
|title=L'Barouf et le Continental rasés|author=
|pub=Le Canal Nouvelles|date=July 24, 2007
|lang=French}}
*{{source|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Montreal/2007/07/23/005-incendie-st-denis_n.shtml
|title=Plateau Mont-Royal - Incendie majeur|author=
|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=July 23, 2007
|lang=French}}

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Intersection of Rue Duluth and Rue Saint-Denis in 2005. 
Fire ravaged several businesses in Montreal, Canada on Monday evening, despite the efforts of over 150 firefighters to extinguish the flames. The alert reached the so-called "five-alarm" stage, drawing in many firefighters, and it took over twelve hours to extinguish the fire.

The fire is suspected to have broken out around 7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) at "Fruits & Passion," a personal care and ambiance products shop, on Saint-Denis street south of Rachel street. Later it spread to the Continental bistro and the L'Barouf bar. The Continental's roof has collapsed due to the fire-induced damage.

Ten firefighters suffered minor injuries, including at least four suffering from a heat stroke, whose condition is said to be stable.

Saint-Denis street was closed between Marie-Anne and Duluth streets during the fire itself, and again the next morning for the demolition of 2nd and 3rd stories.


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