One person dead after collapse at construction site north of Montreal

By Canadian Press on May 20, 2025.

BLAINVILLE — Police say one person is dead after a structure at a construction site collapsed north of Montreal.

The construction site is located in Blainville, Que.

Police say they received a call around 11 a.m. after the underground walls collapsed of a commercial building under construction.

Two people were injured — one person was taken to hospital with a leg injury and another was treated on site.

Police say a mobile construction office fell into a large hole that had been excavated, and that three cars also fell inside.

They did not release additional information about the person who died.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2025.

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