A major fire has destroyed Val-des-Monts elementary school in Prévost, in the Laurentians on Friday evening.

Emergency services were notified shortly before 8 p.m. There were no injuries as no one was inside the school, said Paul Germain, mayor of the municipality of 14,200 residents.

In a message on the social network X, the member for Prévost and minister responsible for the Laurentides region, Sonia Bélanger, indicated that a crisis unit had been set up to determine what to do next for the establishment’s 400 students and its staff.

“I am in communication with Mayor Paul Germain and the Director General of the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord, in whom I have complete confidence. My heart goes out to our firefighters and municipal workers, as well as the parents and c

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