Another vehicle set ablaze in Pointe-Claire
A second vehicle was set on fire in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's West Island. (Cosmo Santamaria/CTV News)
A second vehicle was set on fire in Pointe-Claire, on Montreal's West Island, this week.
Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday about a burning vehicle at a home on Pendennis Avenue near Hilary Avenue.
"Firefighters brought the fire under control," said Véronique Dubuc, a spokesperson with Montreal police. "The vehicle is a total loss."
There were no reported injuries.
"The property where the vehicle was parked also sustained significant damage, and there were no injuries," Dubuc said. "Accelerant was found on a vehicle at a nearby driveway."
Investigators are onsite to determine the events leading up to the fire.
Monday, Montreal police was called to another vehicle fire in the driveway of a home on Hastings Avenue near Empress Avenue.
Both files have been transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.
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