RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, Que. – The Crown said there will be no criminal charges in the Isle-Verte fire that killed 32 people at a seniors’ residence in Quebec nearly two years ago.
Crown prosecutor Annie Landreville made the announcement at a news conference this afternoon in Riviere-du-Loup.
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The decision came after provincial police submitted a report into the January 2014 tragedy in L’Isle-Verte, in eastern Quebec.
A report by coroner Cyrille Delage last February cited a lack of training and of emergency plans as some of the reasons so many people died.
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The co-owner of the home rejected responsibility last April for the fatal blaze.
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Roch Bernier said Delage unjustly targeted the managers and staff at the Residence du Havre, in particular the night watchman.
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