Firefighters brought the fire that tore through a century-old building in Old Montreal under control early Saturday morning. Police confirmed the identities of the two victims pulled from the rubble.
Radio-Canada has obtained more camera footage showing the front of the Old Montreal building that was on fire early Friday morning. Two French nationals, a 43-year-old mother and her seven-year-old daughter, died in that fire.In a second video obtained by Radio-Canada showing security footage, a masked person is seen leaving the Old Montreal building while it burns. Two French nationals, a 43-year-old mother and her seven-year-old daughter, died in the fire.
Friday's five-alarm fire in a 100-year-old three storey building at the corner of Notre-Dame and Bonsecours streets killed two people. On Saturday, Montreal police confirmed the victims were 43-year-old Léonor Geraudie and her seven-year-old daughter Vérane Reynaud-Geraudie, who were French nationals.Since the deadly fire, Radio-Canada has obtained two videos from a security camera overlooking the front of the restaurant.
The newest footage shows a person leaving the building, with the fire burning on the main floor. The footage appears to be from the same camera as the first one.When the first video was made public, Montreal police said they would not comment on it. On Saturday, police said they would not publicize details about the cause of the fire and search for possible suspects.According to police, there were 25 people inside of the building at the time of the fire and 23 have been accounted for.
Antoni Nerestant has been with CBC Montreal since 2015. He's worked as a video journalist, a sports reporter and a web writer, covering everything from Quebec provincial politics to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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