Authorities in Montreal say at least two people were killed in a major fire that ravaged a three-storey building in a historic part of the city and forced dozens of people out of the area. Firefighters battle a fire in Old Montreal on Friday, Oct.4, 2024.Photo by Ryan Remiorz/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Mom and seven-year-old daughter from France killed in Montreal fire

The fire broke out on the property owned by a man whose other building in the same neighbourhood went up in flames last year, killing seven people

by · National Post

Montreal police say the two people killed in a fire that ravaged a three-storey building in a historic part of the city were a woman from France and her seven-year-old daughter.

Insp. David Shane identified the victims as 43-year-old Leonor Geraudie and seven-year-old Verane Reynaud Geraudie at an afternoon news conference.

He says the other 23 people believed to be in the building when the blaze broke out early Friday morning all made it out, with one person remaining in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

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