Fire at kosher restaurant in Montreal being investigated as arson: police

Police said all hypotheses remain on the table, but investigators have not determined a motive and are not treating it as a hate crime at this stage.

Montreal’s Jewish community on edge after blaze guts kosher restaurant  Toronto Star

Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating a fire that broke out overnight at a kosher restaurant in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

Police are investigating a suspicious overnight fire at Nöam, a kosher restaurant in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, as local leaders and community members urge authorities to treat the incident as a hate crime. The blaze broke out around 3:15 a.m. on Saturday. While no injuries were reported, t

Police received reports at around 3:15 am of the fire at Nöam restaurant and the business next door, and spent several hours bringing the flames under control. Both buildings sustained major damage.

Hours after the blaze, I visited the site of the former Nöam kosher restaurant, now burnt to cinders and the mood was sombre