Art Deco "Snowdon Theater" Up in flames ( Don't all Montreal Bldgs go up in flames at some point? ) Financial Combustion Maybe ??

So again another Montreal Art Deco Bldg with history isn't protected & following a familiar theme ( that only us Montrealers & ex-pats know is not all that unusual ) the Snowdon Theatre (Theater for the rest of us)  is set onfire under suspicious circumstance..........Here's today's story from the Montreal Gazette.............spin it anyway you want I suspect 'biz as usual' -What Sez You ?

Police searching for teens in connection with Snowdon Theatre fire

CTV Montreal: Arrests imminent in Snowdon fire

CTV Montreal: Arrests imminent in Snowdon fire

 

Police say a fire that damaged the Snowdon Theatre fire was arson and that arrests are imminent.

244

244

CTV Montreal
Published Monday, March 28, 2016 2:15PM EDT 
Last Updated Monday, March 28, 2016 6:23PM EDT

Montreal police say arrests are "imminent" following the weekend fire at the Snowdon Theatre.

The fire began Saturday afternoon at the theatre which has been abandoned since 2013. Police have said they were searching for two or three teenagers in connection with the blaze, which they confirm was arson.

Firefighters said the fire began on the second floor of the three-storey building, in an area that most recently was used as a gymnasium.

RELATED STORIES

• Fire raises questions over future of Snowdon Theatre
• Snowdon Theatre damaged in fire

PHOTOS

These photos, which were posted online, appear to show the Snowdon Theatre catching fire. Police are searching for two or three teenagers in connection with the weekend fire, which occurred Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Source: mtlurb.com)

This photo, which was posted online, appears to show the Snowdon Theatre catching fire. Police are searching for two or three teenagers in connection with the weekend fire, which occurred Saturday, March 26, 2016. (Source: mtlurb.com)

In photos posted online, a young man can be seen standing above a pit filled with foam cubes that was used by gymnasts.

Other photos posted by the same user show what appear to be the first flames erupting in the pit, and a photograph of thick, black smoke rising to fill the room.

The person who posted the photos, who wants to remain anonymous, said he knows the person depicted in the photos as someone who is involved in Montreal’s urban exploration scene.

He said there was one other person present at the time, the one taking the video. The video was shared on Snapchat, an app that allows people to send each other photos and video which are deleted after 10 seconds.

The source says he took screen shots of the Snapchat video and sent them to the police. Police acknowledge they have seen the photos but would not elaborate further.

The historic Art Deco building, constructed in 1937, was home to movies until 1982 when it closed.

The City of Montreal later acquired the building, but evicted the gymnastics company and some office workers in 2013 when the building was deemed unsafe for human use.