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A woman in her 50s died in a fire Friday night in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal.

Her body was found around midnight by customers who saw smoke coming from the bathroom in the basement of a bar on Monk Street in the Ville-Émard neighbourhood.

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She was confirmed dead by police. A smoking device may have caused the fire, police said.

The Montreal police arson squad is investigating.