Fire in Côte-des-Neiges apartment building
CBC News
Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:37 AM ET
Last Updated: Jul 30, 2012 8:17 AM ET
The four-storey building sustained $50,000 worth of damages. (Radio-Canada)
A fire forced 75 people out of an apartment building in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges borough Sunday night.
The fire started in an apartment in a four-storey building. The tenant, an 81-year-old woman, was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
All other residents were able to return home after firefighters put out the fire.
Damages are estimated to be worth $50,000.
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