Fire breaks out on Ste-Catherine
More than 150 firefighters have been working all night to put out a fire on Ste‑Catherine at Towers. Nobody names the business at street level, but it seems to be Hot Star Large Fried Chicken (where the Rotisserie Italienne was located for many years). People were living upstairs and they all got out.
Radio-Canada says the wooden building dates from around 1900 and the cause of the fire is not yet known.
jeather 09:58 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
Apparently I had no idea what that street was called. I had Hot Star Large Fried Chicken a few times and I enjoyed it, too.
The Radio-Canada article also says there were Airbnbs in the place.
Kate 10:52 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
Yes. I looked up ownership of the building, but it’s a numbered company. You know whose name I was expecting to see…
…In a weird way, I’d be happier knowing that it was Airbnbs only, so people will only have lost a small amount of possessions rather than all their stuff and their home. But this later TVA report suggests there were some permanent residents and some short‑term. It also says the building dated from 1885.
Ian 12:05 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
Only tangentially related but I was up the mountain about a half hour ago and saw what looked like a huge fire on the south shore, looked to be just the other side of Chateauguay – maybe a wildfire?
Kate 12:46 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
I’ve looked through the most recent news bits from the Montérégie and no mention of a fire over there. Will come back to this if I see anything.
Ian 13:15 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
Emailed you some pics
Kate 14:58 on 2025-07-29 Permalink
As of 3, I don’t see any reports.