Dozens of firefighters were called out in the middle of the Friday afternoon rush hour to battle a major fire that broke out at the top of an office tower in the heart of downtown Montreal.
By around 5 p.m., thick black smoke could be seen coming from roof of the Bell Media building located at 1800 McGill College Ave., between Ste-Catherine St. and de Maisonneuve Blvd.
That's located across the street from the Eaton Centre.
Place Montreal Trust, located nearby, was evacuated. There are no reports of injuries.
@CTVMontreal @CBCMontreal @CJAD800 crazy fire outside my building @LGrahamCTV pic.twitter.com/725Eyo7cas
— Morris Lightman (@PitmasterMo) July 13, 2018
Stay safe, Montreal #mtl #514 @CTVMontreal pic.twitter.com/iJZSqbtK3D
— Anne (@AnneLaur) July 13, 2018