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A look at the inquiry into the Elliot Lake mall collapse

Rescue workers remove their hard hats as firefighters carry a second body out of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 27, 2012, after the mall's roof collapsed.
Rescue workers remove their hard hats as firefighters carry a second body out of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 27, 2012, after the mall's roof collapsed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

TORONTO – Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty said the mall that collapsed last year in Elliot Lake was “like a house of cards.”

Testifying at a judicial inquiry on Wednesday, the former Ontario premier said although the building could have collapsed at any moment, rescuers had to at least try to reach victims buried in the rubble.

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We take an in-depth look at the inquiry into the Elliot Lake mall collapse.

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