MONTREAL, May 25 /CNW/ - Early last night a fire occurred at the Canadian
Tire Pointe aux Trembles store located at 12625 Sherbrooke Street East. While
the fire was originally controlled and extinguished by fire fighters, it
reignited later in the evening causing significant damage.
    Fortunately, no customers or staff were injured during the incident.
Canadian Tire has not been advised of the cause of the fire by authorities,
and the company will not make further statements about the fire until notified
by authorities about its cause.
    We wish to thank the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal and Service
de police de la Ville de Montréal for their efforts to contain this fire and
to ensure the safety of our employees and customers. We are fully co-operating
with both police and fire authorities to determine the cause of this fire.
    "I extend my personal thanks to fire fighters for working to contain this
blaze and to the police service for ensuring safety and security. Now that the
fire is over, I am already working to meet the needs of my team including
finding opportunities for them with our fellow local Canadian Tire stores in
the interim as we work to rebuild our store and business. We appreciate the
good wishes of our customers and the community that we have received," said
Andre Vaillancourt, Associate Dealer, Canadian Tire Associate Store.