FREDERIC SERRE
The 1019 Report

An urgent 911 call last Sunday evening in Vaudreuil-Dorion triggered an emergency response, but by the time the first firefighters arrived on the scene on Valois Street, flames had already destroyed the garage of a residence.

According to Chief John Boudreau of the Vaudreuil-Dorion fire department, the call came in at 9 :30 p.m., as flames engulfed the garage attached to the small one-storey house. While the garage was destroyed and the house suffered smoke and water damage, no injuries to the two occupants were reported.

About 30 firefighters from four municipalities, including members of the Canadian Red Cross and the Sûreté du Québec, were on the scene.

Firefighters from Pincourt and Salaberry de Valleyfield also reported to the fire, while a team from the St. Lazare fire department were on standby at the Vaudreuil-Dorion station.

While the cause of the blaze has not been confirmed, police and firefighters said a motorcycle and a can of gasoline inside the garage caused the flames to spread quickly. Thankfully, a firewall prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the building. Police said the fire was finally extinguished at about 1:30 a.m. Monday.