Man dies in Côte Saint-Luc building fire

A man has died after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Côte-St-Luc on Monday evening.

Emergency crews were called to a building in Kingsley Road around 6pm to a two-alarm fire.

Montreal police say the fire was mostly confined to a third-floor apartment where the man’s body was found.

People living on surrounding floors of the building were evacuated as a precaution and several were treated for smoke inhalation.

According to the police, the fire was not of a criminal nature, but the cause is still unknown.

Firefighters are investigating.