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Gallery: Quebec premier visits L’Isle Verte after fire

Watch: Quebec Premier comments on recent senior home fire

MONTREAL – Braving high winds and frigid temperatures, the premier of Quebec Pauline Marois visited the devastated village of L’Isle Verte on Sunday.

A glimpse of the weather conditions in L’Isle Verte on Sunday. (Mike Armstrong/Global News)

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Weather conditions in L’Isle Verte, Que. along the highway into town on January 26, 2014.
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The town of 1,500 people has been devastated by after a fire destroyed a seniors’ home, leaving at least 10 people dead and another 22 unaccounted for. 

Francois Drouin of Infodimanche.com
A fire destroyed a seniors residence in L’Isle-Verte, Que., and police early Thursday said three people were confirmed dead and 30 missing.
Marois cut short a trip to Europe to get to the site of the intense fire. (Jennifer Tryon/Global News). Jennifer Tryon/Global News
Pauline Marois visited the site of the fire in L’Isle Verte despite frigid temps and blowing snow. (Jennifer Tryon/Global News). Jennifer Tryon/Global News
Premier Pauline Marois speaking to media in L’Isle Verte on Sunday. She expressed her condolences to families of the victims of the fire, calling the blaze “unacceptable.” (Jennifer Tryon/Global News). Jennifer Tryon/Global News
Premier Marois being briefed on the fire in L’Isle Verte. The premier told media that the cause of the fire must be officially determined before reacting. Jennifer Tryon/Global News

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