Fire Breaks out on Grounds of Steel Plant Northeast of Montreal

Firefighters using aerial ladders drench a pile of scrapped vehicles with water after a fire broke out at an ArcelorMittal facility in Contrecoeur, Que., in an April 20, 2025, handout photo published to social media. The Canadian Press/HO-Ville de Contrecour

A fire broke out early Sunday morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal industrial site in the Montérégie region of Quebec.

The fire began around 4 a.m. among scrapped vehicles on the site, according to the city of Contrecoeur, where the company has several steel facilities. The community is located about 50 kilometres northeast of Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.