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Police say fire at 895 Montreal St. wasn’t criminal. Landlord Paul Dadiala faces 9 Ontario Fire Act charges

Inspection blitz that followed fatal fire uncovered violations at homes owned by Kingston landlord fire code violations fire department inspections Mar 11, 2024

CBC News

by Dan Taekema, Reporter

The house where it happened is gone now.

All that remains is a vacant lot in Kingston, Ont., where an abandoned swing set sits rusting in the rain.

A fire tore through 895 Montreal St. on March 30, 2023. Two people were inside the building when it burned

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Landlord fined $4,500 over fire that destroyed East Vancouver apartment building fire code violations fire department inspections Feb 09, 2024

Global News

By Simon Little & Travis Prasad

The owner of an East Vancouver apartment building badly damaged by a fire last summer has been fined $4,500 for numerous fire code violations.

Flames broke out at the building at East 10th Avenue and Prince Edwards Street on July 27, 2023. The damage l...

Overcrowding in Regina hospitals violating fire code, leaked emails show fire code violations fire department inspections Dec 20, 2023

CTV News Regina

by Wayne Mantyka, Video Journalist & David Prisciak, Digital Journalist

A leaked assessment from Regina’s fire services plainly states that overcrowding in the city’s emergency room corridors are violating national fire codes.

The emails – provided to the Saskatchewan NDP by healt...

The fire alarm system wasn't working and required service since 2018, according to this picture taken by inspectors on Nov. 17, 2022. (City of Vancouver)

Inspection reports detail years-long battle to fix fire violations in scorched Vancouver apartment building fire code violations fire department inspections Oct 15, 2023

CBC News Vancouver

by Moira Wyton, Reporter

Inspection reports for a Vancouver apartment building gutted by a recent fire reveal the challenges the city faces in getting property owners to address fire code violations — difficulties that leave renters in neglected buildings at risk, some experts a...

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