Two fires that occurred on the site of the Notre-Dame camp forced the intervention of Montreal firefighters on Wednesday, two days after a partial dismantling which left its mark.
Posted at 10:32 a.m.
This was indicated at the start of the day by the Montreal Fire Safety Service (SIM). The first fire occurred in a tent, not far from the intersection of Moreau and Notre-Dame streets. The second incident concerns a fire in a garbage bin, at the corner of Davidson and Notre-Dame axes.
At the passage of The Pressin the morning, flames were very noticeable near the tent located in the first sector. However, firefighters had just arrived on the scene to control the blaze, which should be done quickly, according to the SIM.
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Very few details have yet been given on the cause of the fire. There are currently tents set up in around fifteen places on the site.
This all comes while on Monday, three specific locations in the camp had been dismantled, even though camps have been scattered for several months over a distance of 3.5 km, along Notre-Dame Street, with a greater concentration near the Morgan Park.
In the early morning, demonstrators were on site to denounce the dismantling, under the surveillance of the SPVM riot squad.
According to the Ministry of Transport, two people were still on site when the teams responsible for the operation arrived, the others having already left the scene. A woman living south of Morgan Park also refused to leave her tent, but then decided to pick up some of her belongings.
“No alternative is offered to the people who lose their tents this morning, because there is no place anywhere,” lamented Me Donald Tremblay, general director of the Traveling Legal Clinic (CJI), who had managed to obtain a stay on the date of the expulsion – it was initially scheduled to take place on November 21.
With Isabelle Ducas, The Press
