Police say many witnesses left to question after fire at seniors’ home
QThe Canadian Press
uebec police say they have many more witnesses to question during their investigation into a suspicious fire over the weekend at a seniors' residence that left one dead.
Provincial police Sgt. Marc Tessier says investigators arrested a 44-year-old man Sunday but released him the same day after questioning.
A 94-year-old woman died after the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Oasis seniors’ residence in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal.
Forty-three people were rescued and 12 were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Tessier said today evidence at the scene is leading investigators to believe the fire was criminal but he wouldn’t give details.
Quebec’s minister responsible for seniors said the residence was in the process of installing a sprinkler system but could not say whether it had been activated during the fire.
The company that reportedly obtained the contract to install the sprinklers could not immediately be reached for comment.
With its successful start to the season in Knowlton, Arts Alive! Québec will continue all summer long in five other regions of the province, which are home to active English-speaking arts communities: Quebec City, Hudson, Huntingdon, Wakefield, and the West Island. To learn more about the festival, visit arts-alivequebec.ca.
Arts Alive! Québec is an initiative of the English-language Arts Network (ELAN), made possible by the financial support of the government of Canada. Sponsors of the event in Knowlton include ELAN, CBC, Townshippers’ Association, Town of Brome Lake.
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