Four vehicles set on fire in Montreal car garage parking lot

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Posted April 23, 2024 9:00 am.

Last Updated April 23, 2024 10:41 am.

Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating after four vehicles were set on fire on Monday night.

Officers received a 911 call shortly before midnight about the vehicles engulfed in flames in the parking lot of car garage on de Rouen Street in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

When police arrived, four vehicles were on fire.

Several vehicles are damaged outside of Centre Silvauto in Montreal, April 23 2024. (Matt Tornabene, CityNews Image)

Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control.

SPVM officers found a gas can near the vehicles and are still looking for a suspect.

"According to initial information obtained from witnesses, a suspect was observed near the vehicles when the fire started," explained Véronique Dubuc, spokesperson for the SPVM. "He fled before the police arrived."

Police also described the damage as "significant."

The file has been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.

-This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews

A vehicle with fire damage is seen outside of Centre Silvauto in Montreal, April 23 2024. (Matt Tornabene, CityNews Image)