Suspicious fire destroys business, damages homes north of Montreal

Quebec provincial police are investigating a suspicious firethat destroyed one building and heavily damaged several others in the Lanaudire region overnight.

The fire startedaround midnightbehind a store on Prinicipale Street in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan,Que., about 25 kilometres north of Laval,and then spread to four neighbouring buildings, some residential.

Crews from Terrebonne and Repentigny were called in to help extinguish the fire.

A witness reported seeing someone leaving the scene shortly after an explosion was heard, police say. Sofar police have no suspects.No one was hurt.