Décarie Boulevard Firebombing Strike: SPVM Arson Squad Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fire at Kosher Restaurant Nöam
MONTRÉAL — The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) Section des incendies criminels has taken charge of an arson investigation after a suspect ignited a pre-dawn fire inside a kosher restaurant along Décarie Boulevard.
The fire destroyed the interior of Nöam, a kosher dining establishment located in a multi-commercial building between Plamondon Avenue and Vezina Street in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN-NDG) borough. Nearly 80 firefighters and 20 apparatuses were deployed to suppress the two-alarm blaze.
Incendiary Accelerants Spotted at Scene
Emergency dispatch received frantic 911 calls around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2026, reporting thick smoke pouring from the Décarie Boulevard building. Arriving fire crews were forced to breach the structure as flames spread into an adjacent commercial garage.
SPVM investigators confirmed that physical evidence recovered near the point of origin verified the fire was intentionally set. Eyewitnesses reported a male suspect igniting the structure before fleeing the corridor on foot.
Incident & Firebombing Matrix
- **The Target:** Kosher Restaurant Nöam, Décarie Boulevard (CDN-NDG).
- **The Response:** 2-alarm deployment involving 80 Montreal firefighters (SIM).
- **Investigating Division:** SPVM Section des incendies criminels & Major Crimes.
- **Suspect Description:** Male suspect seen fleeing Décarie Boulevard at fire onset.
SPVM Operational Case Log
Primary Wire Sources
- CP24 / CTV News Montreal: “Montreal police investigate fire at kosher restaurant Nöam” (Published August 1, 2026).
CP24 / CTV News Montreal: https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/08/01/montreal-police-investigate-fire-at-kosher-restaurant-noam/