During the last hour, a fire broke out on the roof of the La Pataterie restaurant, located at the corner of Victoria and Jacques-Cartier streets in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. At the time of writing, a security perimeter is in place and traffic is disrupted in the area.
The business is closed since the firefighters are still on site. Hydro-Québec was also called to the scene to cut off the power supply to the building and allow the authorities to do their work safely.
At the time of writing, the cause of the blaze is unknown. Flames were seen on the roof of the building according to testimonies shared on social networks.
-A general alert was triggered by the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield firefighters present on the scene.
The area should be avoided.