Fire claimed an 18-unit apartment building at about 11:00 p.m. Sunday night in Kiryas Tosh, north of Laval.
The 18-unit building was located at 130 Place Andre-Ouellette.
Numerous fire department from at least 10 neighboring communities were called to assist in fighting the blaze. Three firefighters were injured, suffering burns or heat stroke. They were treated on the scene.
All apartments were evacuated, and approximately 15 families are homeless and have lost everything.
According to a CTV report, the families refused the help of the Red Cross; instead they are coming to each others’ aid within the community. They offered little cooperation to firefighters, according to officials.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and Bichasdei Hashem, there were no injuries to any of the residents.
(Eli Gefen – YWN)
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-of the 18 families 12 have no insurance
-45 minutes for FD to arrive and start working
-Stores from tosh and WB donating clothes
This story makes no sense. They fully cooperated with the fire officials.
It is a tragedy that this fire occured, but why would they not offer the FD any co-operation? It is wonderful that donations are coming in but it is completely irresponsible that so many of them are uninsured. B’H’ nobody was injured, but why do so many people expect others to take care of them? If people were responsible homeowners and citizens, after an incident like this, they would be greatly inconvenienced for a short while and when their insurance claim was settled they would be able to begin again. I realize that many things such as photos, seforim and Shabbas licht may be irreplacable, but most things can be replaced with insurance money.
Did they daven in a different shul or something?