Police told Vice they were initially called to a property in Montreal's swanky Ahuntsic-Cartierville neighbourhood at 11:30 PM when two people were spotted trespassing on the property.

Julien Levesque, a media relations officer for Montreal Police, said when authorities arrived on the scene shortly thereafter, they found the multi-million dollar property ablaze. The fire was so massive that more than 80 firefighters were called in, and the neighbours were forced to evacuate nearby properties.

Authorities got the fire under control by 2:30 AM and said no one was hurt.

"Police officers who arrived on site were able to see that the fire began inside the residence", said Levesque. "Earlier this morning, our arson squad from Montreal police took charge of the investigation. They were onsite this morning to analyse all the scene, meet some witnesses to try to understand what was the cause and the circumstances of the beginning of this fire."

Antoon told Vice that the building was under construction, and he was grateful that his family and neighbours are safe.

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