Firefighters put out Montreal heritage building fire over 24 hours after it ignited

Montreal fire department says a fire that swept through a heritage property in the city’s downtown core was brought under control today, more than 24 hours after it began.
The fire broke out late Thursday afternoon at the Monastère du Bon Pasteur, a 19th century former monastery, and quickly became a five-alarm blaze requiring the intervention of 150 firefighters.
They spent more than 24 hours battling the fire, which was difficult to tame because of the construction and materials u