NDG fire leaves 50 on the street
A four-alarm apartment building fire in NDG on Saturday night threw 50 people into the street. It’s one of those solid old apartment buildings that looked like it was there for the ages, too.
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Ephraim 12:19 on 2020-03-01 Permalink
And do we have a sprinkler requirement for new buildings, townhouses, houses in Montreal?
dwgs 12:31 on 2020-03-01 Permalink
It`s right around the corner from me, there was extensive damage but it looks like the building is salvageable. It definitely predates sprinkler systems, it`s probably from the `30s or so. I drove past on the way to the Stingers game a little after 730 last night and there was just an ambulance on site. About a half dozen citizens were on the sidewalk and the EMTs were going into the building with the fire extinguisher from the ambulance. My son and I figured it was a small stovetop issue or something minor. When we came home a little after ten there were more firetrucks than I have ever seen in one place, two ladder trucks spraying it down and streets were closed for blocks. All was quiet around 330 am when I passed by again on the way to drop the other kid at the airport.
Ephraim 13:15 on 2020-03-01 Permalink
dwgs – My comment is about the fact that we STILL build without sprinklers unless it’s over a certain size. We require them for seniors homes, but we should require them on almost all new builds. Some cities already do require them.
dwgs 09:01 on 2020-03-02 Permalink
I walked by yesterday and there is surprisingly little visible damage, one or two boarded up windows and some water damage but overall it looks pretty good.