Two arrested after a series of fires, including one at a Buddhist Temple

MONTREAL -- Two young men have been arrested in connection with multiple fires set a week ago in Laval, including one at a Buddhist temple that was set while monks were inside.

Laval police (SPL) said in a news release Tuesday that officers have arrested Jacob Cote, 18, and Mathieu Mongeau, 21, after five fires were set Sept. 28.

"A call was made to 911 concerning a fire that was raging inside a garbage container in the parking lot of a business located on Dagenais Blvd. West," the SPL said in a release. "Four other fires were declared simultaneously in the Fabreville sector."

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Five monks were inside the Societe bouddhique Laotienne when the side door and a chair outside the building were burnt in one of the other fires. Other fires included another dumpster and a tire fire.

Cote and Mongeau appeared in the Laval courthouse Sept. 29 on arson charges and remain in custody.

They will be back in court this week. 

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  Laval police are investigating a fire at Société bouddhique Laotienne, a Buddhist temple, that took place during the late hours of Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Submitted photo)

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  A chair that was outside the temple at 3381 Dagenais Boulevard West in Laval was also burned in the arson on Tuesday Sept. 28, 2021. (Submitted photo)