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Closest fire station called off in fatal fire
Sept. 30, 2011, Montreal - Six months after a fire in a Côte des Neiges apartment building killed
two young women, investigators still don't know how the blaze started or
what went wrong with the automated dispatching system that summoned
firefighters from two stations downtown - while firefighters from the
closest station were initially called off, adding a crucial 104 seconds
to their response time. The Montreal Gazette reports.
September 30, 2011
By The Montreal Gazette
Sept. 30, 2011, Montreal – Six months after a fire in a Côte des Neiges apartment building killed
two young women, investigators still don't know how the blaze started or
what went wrong with the automated dispatching system that summoned
firefighters from two stations downtown – while firefighters from the
closest station were initially called off, adding a crucial 104 seconds
to their response time. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE
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