Montreal police investigating suspected arson at future Canora REM station
A fire at a future light-rail station in Montreal is being investigated as a case of arson, police say.
Around 12:50 a.m., Montreal police received 911 calls reporting a fire on the tracks at the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) Canora station, which is under construction in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges--Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
When officers arrived, they found incendiary objects nearby, which supports the arson theory, according to police spokesperson Mariane Allaire Morin. The fire caused "significant" damage to the REM infrastructure, she said.
Arson experts from the Montreal police service were called in to examine the scene.
The company in charge of building the REM, CDPQ Infra, said in an email to CTV News that the fire caused damage to approximately five metres of gutter equipment and that crews will carry out the necessary repairs.
It said it would not comment any further "due to the ongoing police investigation."
Green tarp covers a section of the tracks near the future Canora station for Montreal's new light-rail network, the REM, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (CTV News)
The Canora station is set to open at the end of 2024 when other stations are also slated to be in service
The first section of the REM officially opened to the public on July 31, linking Montreal's Central Station to the South Shore in Brossard, Que.
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