Large fire rips through brush south of Montreal

A big fireplace left stretches of brush south of Montreal burnt to ashes as firefighters hosed down fields to include the blaze. 

Luckily, there have been no reported accidents. The hearth, whereas huge, was contained to an space of undeveloped land, in keeping with native authorities. 

The blaze started at round 2 p.m. Sunday close to Ile Saint-Bernard, launching plumes of smoke into the air seen from close by roadways. 

The hearth drew a small crowd of onlookers, together with 14-year-old Stella Wilson, who had been driving with household to go to a storage sale. 

"After which, I noticed within the sky there was an enormous cloud of smoke," she instructed CTV Information. "At first, I believed it was from a storm."

A big brush fireplace left massive swaths of land south of Montreal burnt to a crisp Sunday afternoon (Picture courtesy of Corey Wilson).

After they acquired nearer to the blaze, Wilson estimated the flames had unfold to an space bigger than a soccer subject.

Firefighters had been capable of get the fireplace underneath management in a matter of hours. 

Authorities say that the blaze was all however out by round 5:30 p.m.

The reason for the fireplace is unknown, nevertheless it's unlikely to have began as a result of felony exercise.

Native authorities say the fireplace, which erupted south of Montreal Sunday afternoon, was underneath management in a matter of hours (Picture courtesy of Corey Wilson).