8 seriously injured, including 4 children, in house fire on Montreal's South Shore
Eight people, including four children, suffered second- and third-degree burns after an incident set off a fire at a home on Montreal's South Shore Saturday night.
Emergency crews were called to the house on Breton Street in Saint-Constant in the Montérégie around 10:15 p.m.
Witnesses told Radio-Canada they heard loud noises similar to something exploding. They said it was a chaotic scene, with people flooding the street and one neighbour rushing to get the children out of the house.
All eight people are expected to recover from their injuries, authorities say.
Luc Lapointe, chief of operations for the local fire department, the Régie incendie de l'Alliance des Grandes-Seigneuries, says the fire was in the garage at the back of the home.
Inside the garage was a vehicle that ran on propane along with canisters of fuel and propane tanks for a barbecue.
Lapointe says an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the fire.
Hydro-Québec is now trying to reconnect electricity in the area. According to Radio-Canada, the intensity of the flames melted the power lines near the house.
