Coroner Orders Inquest Into Fatal Old Montreal Fire That Left 2 French Citizens Dead

Coroner Orders Inquest Into Fatal Old Montreal Fire That Left 2 French Citizens Dead
Firefighters battle a fire in Old Montreal, on Oct. 4, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Quebec’s chief coroner ordered a public inquest Tuesday into a fatal Old Montreal fire that claimed the lives of two French nationals last week -- the second deadly fire in the historic neighbourhood in less than two years.

The inquiry will be overseen by Géhane Kamel, the same coroner assigned to investigate a March 2023 fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people.