Eight people, including four children, injured after fire incident near Montreal

MONTREAL – Eight people, including four children, were hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns following a fire and possible explosion in a home south of Montreal.

The regional fire chief said an emergency call came in about a building fire in St-Constant on Montreal’s south shore around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday.

According to Luc Lapointe, rescue workers found several seriously injured people on the ground and a garage damaged by fire.

He says people appeared to have gathered around a campfire and neighbors reported hearing an explosion.

Lapointe says experts are investigating the cause of the fire, but points out that there was a propane-powered vehicle in the garage.

The regional emergency services said that the injured were seriously injured but all were expected to survive.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2024.

The Canadian Press