Two suspects arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter

MONTREAL — Police say they’ve arrested two suspects in an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals.

Léonor Geraudie, 43, and seven-year-old Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, were identified by authorities as the victims of the Oct. 4 blaze on Notre-Dame Street East.

Police said that when fire broke out there were 25 people inside the building, which housed a restaurant and wine bar on the ground floor and a 19-room hostel above.

They will give further details on the investigation at a news conference this afternoon.