Justice · Bakery arsonSaint Laurent bakery arson: Second fire leaves kosher business severely damagedAired November 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTCTranscript0:07A second fire wrecked a kosher bakery after an earlier blaze caused little damage.0:12Montreal police say the later fire was deliberate.0:15The owner says the bakery supports twenty-two employees.0:19Investigators are trying to determine who set the fire and whether hatred drove it.0:24Mimi Moulin operates in Montreal's Saint Laurent Borough at two hundred and0:29sixty-nine Rue Saint Louis.0:31It's a kosher bakery, and its connection to the Jewish community is part of the0:36possible hate crime motive police are examining.0:39No injuries were reported in the later blaze, but the fire reached the bakery's0:44interior and caused extensive damage.0:47Owner Jenny Wolfson described her business as a complete loss.0:51The first fire happened around eleven thirty Monday night, November second.0:55Emergency services were alerted to the second around twelve thirty Wednesday1:00morning, November fourth.1:01Those times put the incidents about twenty-five hours apart.1:05The Wednesday time marks the emergency call.1:07It doesn't tell us exactly when that fire began.1:10Police had confirmed deliberate fire setting later that morning.1:14The earlier fire was outside the rear door.1:17It was quickly extinguished and caused little damage.1:20The later blaze affected the interior, leaving Wolfson facing a much greater loss1:25inside the business.1:27Wolfson called the bakery destroyed, completely destroyed.1:31That's how she described the damage to her business.1:34There isn't a confirmed dollar estimate of the loss.1:37Wolfson fears antisemitism was involved.1:41Police have arson investigators and their hate crimes division working on the case.1:46They haven't determined a motive.1:48Police are investigating a possible hate crime at a business linked to the Jewish1:53community.1:53They still have to determine who was responsible and whether the two fires were1:58connected.1:59The damage also reaches the people who depend on the bakery for work.2:03Wolfson's assessment describes the loss of a workplace as well as a storefront.2:07Wolfson says the bakery provides for twenty-two employees.2:12Their livelihoods now depend on what happens to the damaged business.2:16How long work will be interrupted is still unclear, and there's no confirmed2:20reopening date.Story timelineHeyDex
