Firefighters called to five-alarm fire in downtown Montreal

More than 150 firefighters were called to a major fire in downtown Montreal Friday evening.

More than 150 firefighters were called to a major fire in downtown Montreal Friday evening.

The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM) was called just before 8 p.m. and responded to 639 Notre-Dame Street West, a three-storey commercial building that was built in 1950. The scene of the fire is near the intersection of Notre-Dame and McGill streets, near Old Montreal.

Video posted on social media showed large flames and black smoke bursting from the top of the building as fire crews doused the roof with water. 

SIM spokesperson Sylvain Jalbert told CTV News that there were no reported injuries and the building damaged by the fire was unoccupied. 

Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that all employees who were in the company's adjacent building have been safely evacuated.

The fire operation continued into the evening hours on Friday. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.