Fire forces residents out of apartment complex in Pierrefonds-Roxboro

Montreal police and firefighters teamed up to evacuate more than 200 residences Monday evening after a fire broke out in an apartment block on Riviera Street in the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

Firefighters were called just before 7:30 p.m.to therapidly progressing fire in the apartment complex not far from theRivire des Prairies.

At least one person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

The Canadian Red Cross sent a team to help victims while investigators worked to determine the cause of the fire.