By The Canadian Press

Fire in Marieville, Que., apartment building leaves two dead and one injured

Jan 2, 2026 | 3:38 PM

MARIEVILLE — Two people are dead and one is injured following an apartment building fire in Marieville, Que., east of Montreal.

Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Ste-Marie Street at about 2:30 a.m.

Provincial police Sgt. Laurie Avoine says a woman in her twenties was found unconscious in the building and was pronounced dead in hospital.

Avoine says a man in his twenties was declared dead at the scene.

She says a woman evacuated from the building was transported to hospital and her life is not in danger.

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Avoine says it’s too early to determine the cause of the fire.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 2, 2026.

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