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Fact File: the aftermath

  • Besides the 37 people who perished from the fire, more than 50 people were injured.
  • 24-year-old, Gilles Eccles, 23-year-old, James O’Brien and 24-year-old Jean-Marc Boutin were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for setting the deadly fire.
  • A civil lawsuit was filed against the Montreal fire department, the bar owner and the building’s owner for conflicting fire regulations. 

 

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