標題: City Council supports inquest into last month's deadly fire [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-1-20 20:11 標題: City Council supports inquest into last month's deadly fire
City Council supports inquest into last month's deadly fire
The part of the motion calling for a review of city bylaws has been scrapped
Shane Bigham Jan 20, 2011 14:42:30 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver Council supports a coroner's inquest into the deadly Pandora Street fire, but is not going to take a look at its own bylaws or procedures.
Councillor Susanne Anton, whose motion had called for a third-party review, says it was really there to make sure the city can prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future. "The point is to figure out how to stop this from happening. It's obvious from the comments that the conditions in this house weren't very good."
But she ultimately voted in favour of the amended version with the rest of Council, saying a coroner's inquest will likely look at city regulations if one's held. Anton says a third-party review would have insured the city got answers even if the inquest is not held.
The coroner has not yet decided on whether to hold an inquest in this case.
Three men died in the rooming house fire on December 22 in Vancouver. The fire was ruled accidental. Investigators say it was started by a faulty extension cord that was connected to an old set of Christmas lights.
