Arson in Verdun: Montreal Police Seek Info

0:00It's April 10th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI, I'm Corey, with the story. Montreal police are digging into an arson case in Verdun after someone torched a car in an alley near Goden and Bannantine streets, sparking flames. That jumped to another vehicle. It all went down around 1.15 a.m. and by the time first responders hit the scene, the fire was licking at a nearby building packed with a corner store and several apartments. firefighters quickly got it under control, evacuating folks from the building just to be safe, but luckily everyone made it back inside, without a rain. Scratch. No one got hurt, which is a huge relief, but the close call has residents on edge about these kinds of delivered attacks and quiet neighborhoods. Cops towed both damaged cars for a closer look, suspecting a flammable liquid got tossed on the first one and they're urging anyone with info to come. Look at it as the pro rolls on.