Firefighters battle fire at building in downtown Montreal
Montreal firefighters battled a fire at a three-storey building in the downtown area early Tuesday morning.
The department received a 911 call about the flames at 1:30 a.m. on Crescent Street near René-Lévesque Boulevard.
The incident was upgraded to a five-alarm fire shortly after at 4 a.m.
More than 150 firefighters are on the scene.
There have been no reported injuries.
People are being asked to avoid the area.
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