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Park Ave. has reopened to traffic after it was closed while firefighters fought a restaurant blaze Friday morning.

The fire at Restaurant Damas was called in a little before 5:30 a.m.

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No one was in the restaurant at that early hour, but the residents of several adjacent buildings were asked to leave as a precaution.

The busy artery was closed from 5:30 a.m. to just after 9 a.m. between Fairmount and St-Viateur Aves.

Montreal Fire Department investigators have determined that the fire was criminally set, so the investigation has been transferred to the Montreal Police arson squad, Constable Eric Labad said.

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