2 Teenage Boys Hospitalized in Critical Condition After Being Electrocuted Inside an Abandoned Building
Police responded to 'the sound of an explosion' in an abandoned building in Montreal on June 28 and found two teens who had been electrocuted
They were taken to the hospital in critical condition, while two others on the premises were arrested
It is believed that they broke into the building with the intent to rob itTwo teens were rushed to the hospital in a critical condition after being electrocuted inside an abandoned building they had allegedly broken into.
On Saturday, June 28, the Montreal Police Department responded to "the sound of an explosion" in an abandoned building, according to reporting by The Gazette, CTV News, and Global News.
When they arrived at the incident on Fallon Street at around 5:20 p.m., they found four teens on the scene. Two teenage boys, aged 17 and 18, were in critical condition after being electrocuted.
Per reports, it is believed their injuries were caused by an electric circuit breaker.
The other two teens — a 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man — were uninjured but were arrested by the police.
'The two suspects who weren't injured...were arrested for breaking and entering. They were released with a promise to return to court at a future day," police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils told The Gazette. 'The two other suspects, who are now in the hospital, have still not been arrested.'
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Police believe that the alleged break-in occurred so that the group could rob the building, the outlet noted.
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The Montreal Fire Department also responded to the scene, per The Gazette.
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PEOPLE reached out to the Montreal Police Department for an update on the incident, but did not hear back at the time of publication. The Montreal Fire Department did not have any updates and directed questions to the police.
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