A fire has destroyed a 140-year-old building in downtown Montreal whose owner had for years been urging the city to rezone it for a new development.

The fire at the corner of Towers and Ste-Catherine Sts. was still burning 10 hours after firefighters responded.

More than a hundred Montreal firefighters battled a major fire in a residential building in downtown Montreal on Tuesday ...

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announces the creation of two pedestrian zones, one on Ste-Catherine St. in front of Concordia University, the other in front of McGill, on Wednesday November 27, 2024.