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The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a bakery and an organization that provides housing support to seniors in Sept-Îles early Sunday morning.
According to SQ spokesperson Louis-Philippe Ruel, authorities were alerted to a fire at a building on Père-Divet Street around 1:30 a.m.
Patrick Bouffard, director of the Sept-Îles Fire Department, said firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in time to save a portion of the building.
However, the premises of Pâtisserie Disney and the Coopérative de solidarité d’aide à domicile de la MRC de Sept-Rivières, which is housed next door, are considered a complete loss.
Ruel said evidence found at the scene of the fire could indicate it was the result of a criminal act. The SQ is investigating the incident.
Residents of a nearby senior home were temporarily evacuated due to smoke coming from the fire.
No one was injured by the blaze, however.