Fire in Old Montreal: one person is still missing

A major fire took place Thursday in a heritage building in Old Montreal.

One person is still missing since a fire destroyed Thursday the William-Watson-Ogilvie heritage building, located at the corner of rue du Port and place D'Youville, in Old Montreal .

The Montreal Fire Department (SIM) is still working with officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) to find the missing person. Firefighters were still unable to enter the building to conduct further searches.

Nine people were transported to hospitals. Three of them are suffering from burns to their respiratory tract and are in critical condition.

The cause of the fire remains unknown.