Westmount home targeted in second arson attack, police say

Somebody broke the frontwindow of a Westmount home and tossed an "incendiary object" inside, causing extensive damage overnight, Montreal police say.

Authorities were alertedat around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday about afire at a home on Edgehill Road near The Boulevard.

It's a usually quiet, two-lane residential streetlined with luxury, brick-faced homes and immaculatelylandscaped front yards.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly, but the damage was extensive, said Montreal police spokesperson Const. Manuel Couture.

There was nobody inside the house at the time and nobody was injured, he said.

The Montreal police department's arson squad is investigating.

This is the second time the home has been targeted.

In October, two vehicles parked in the driveway were torched and Couture said police areworking to determinewhy the home is being targeted.