CBC in Canada reports,

Two families are now homeless after a fire destroyed a three-storey commercial and residential property in Côte-des-Neiges.

The fire began around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the basement of a building at the corner of Queen Mary Road and Décarie Boulevard.

The flames quickly spread to the first and second floors, heavily damaging the ground-floor nail salon and the two apartments above it.

The building suffered between $100,000 and $150,000 worth of damage.

Preliminary information appears to indicate the fire was not criminal, according to the Montreal fire department.