2 teens in critical condition after being electrocuted in abandoned Montreal building

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Posted June 29, 2025 12:22 pm

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An SPVM police vehicle is seen in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

A 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man are in critical condition after tampering with an electric circuit breaker in a vacant building in Montreal.

Montreal Police say they were called to the building on Faillon Street, near Drolet Street in the Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension borough, around 5:20 p.m. Saturday following the sounds of an explosion.

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The two young men were found badly hurt and taken to hospital in critical condition.

A 16-year-old-girl and a 19-year-old man were unhurt and were arrested at the scene for break and enter.

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Police spokesperson Const. Caroline Chèvrefils says the teens allegedly broke into the building intending to steal things inside.

The two suspects who weren’t hurt were released from custody on a promise to appear in court at a later date.

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– With files from the Canadian Press

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