Montreal North fire again underscores need for smoke detectors - Montreal Gazette

An apartment fire that injured a woman this morning in Montreal North has firefighters again stressing the importance of functioning smoke detectors. "Of the 16 apartments in this building, only two had smoke detectors that worked," Montreal department Lt. Martin Corriveau said. "The other had smoke detectors but no batteries, which is the same as having none at all." Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * The fire broke out around 6:20 in the kitchen of a unit on the second floor of ...