Major fire at the Lac Carling Hotel, in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

A fire ravaged part of the Hôtel Lac Carling, in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, in the Laurentians, during the night from Friday to Saturday.

All I know at the moment is that the fire started in the attic and then spread to 50% of the building.said the mayor of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Tom Arnold, in an interview on RDI on Saturday morning. No one was injured, the mayor added.

The cause of the fire is not yet known. According to Mr. Arnold, the fire started around 9 p.m. Friday evening. Municipal firefighters were quickly dispatched to the scene to fight the flames. They were still there at the time of writing.

In addition to the Grenville-sur-la-Rouge firefighters, no less than five other fire departments from surrounding towns and villages were mobilized, including those of Lachute, Brownsburg-Chatham and Saint-André-d’Argenteuil . We also have the support of Mirabel and Hawkesburysaid the mayor.

The Hôtel Lac Carling is an important tourist attraction in the Laurentians. Built in the 1990s, the resort was renovated about ten years ago at a cost of several million dollars. The place has around 100 rooms and several facilities, including a spa and a golf course.

A scene of horror

Friday evening, many customers were there for the night. Everyone was able to be evacuated without incident.

This is the case of Sandra Beaudoin-Garneau, who spent a weekend there with her partner to mark their wedding anniversary. We’re still a little shakenshe testified on the line.

The lovers were dozing in their room on the top floor when they heard loud and unusual noises under their feet, around 9:30 p.m. When they opened the door, they discovered to their horror that the fire siren was sounding and smoke was coming. filled the corridor.

We didn’t pick up anything, we just got dressed and left. We didn’t yet understand how serious it was.said Ms. Beaudoin-Garneau, who said she was grateful to have been taken care of and to be safe and sound this morning.

Two employees escorted the couple outside, where Ms. Beaudoin-Garneau and her partner observed the extent of the blaze. All three floors burned at the same time. The reception was on firesays the woman, whose car was a few meters from the flames. By the time they were able to leave the area, around half past midnight, half of the building was already a total loss.

It’s a big loss, we hope that the reconstruction will happen very quicklysaid the mayor of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Tom Arnold.