More than 100 Montreal firefighters responded to a four-alarm fire on a rooftop terrasse in downtown Montreal Thursday after somebody tossed a still-smouldering cigarette butt in a trash can. At one point, flames appeared to engulf the top of the two buildings, but Lisi said firefighters were able to get the fire under control within a couple hours. Watch video captured at the scene of the fire: More than 100 Montreal firefighters responded to a four-alarm roof fire in downtown on Thursday after somebody tossed a still-smouldering cigarette butt in a trash can. She said firefighters are expected to keep two metres apart, but that's not easy when more than 100 are responding to such an emergency. Lisi said the incident serves as a reminder that it is critical to properly extinguish cigarette butts and not to drop them into trash cans or potted plants.

Source: CBC News June 11, 2020 22:18 UTC