Police are investigating a criminal fire on Mont-Royal Avenue and de la Roche Street.

A commercial building caught fire after 5:00 a.m. this morning and police are saying a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window.

The fire started in the Candi Bar at 1148 Mont-Royal Avenue east.

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Residential units take up the two floors above the store. The building has been evacuated.

No one was injured.

Traffic in the area has been restricted and is likely to reopen around 7:30 a.m.