Firefighters respond to fourth downtown fire in less than 24 hours

Thick black smoke billowed from a fire behind an apartment building near the corner of St-Mathieu st. and René-Levesque blvd. Saturday afternoon.
A pile of wood and debris caught fire around 2:00 p.m. Saturday, filling the air with thick black smoke, but was quickly extinguished by Montreal firefighters.
Residents of the complex were evacuated after the fire alarm rang.
This was the fourth fire near downtown Montreal in less than 24 hours.
The fire department also responded to a building