Seven people are still believed to be missing after a fire swept through an Old Montreal building on Thursday.
Investigators survey the scene after a fire in Old Montreal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, that gutted a heritage building. Several people are still unaccounted for.
“How can someone rent an apartment, whether it’s for a day, or a year, or whatever with no way to exit?” he said in an interview Sunday. Lacroix said he has no words to describe how he’s feeling other than “sad.” He said his daughter was someone who “had everything in front of her.” Kuzmina, who lives in Cornwall, Ont., said her husband was awakened Thursday shortly after 5:30 a.m. by a loud noise and noticed the glow of flames under the door.
While the couple was able to escape with a few scrapes, Kuzmina said it would likely have been worse if they were staying on a higher floor.
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