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This short documentary tells the story of the L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire - a deadly blaze that claimed 32 lives, in part due to the inherent difficulty in evacuating care homes... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KristianCrow ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:47 - Background ► 02:02 - The L'Isle-Verte Nursing Home Fire ► 05:22 - The Investigation *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "L’Isle-Verte fire: A bad situation that became the worst, coroner says" by Peggy Curran, published by the Montreal Gazette, February 2015. Link: https://montrealgazette.com/news/lisle-verte-fire-a-bad-situation-that-became-the-worst-coroner-says/ ► "10 years after fire killed 32 seniors, the residents of L'Isle-Verte, Que., focus on rebuilding" by Rachel Watts, published by CBC News, January 2024. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/l-isle-verte-quebec-fire-10-year-anniversary-seniors-home-rpa-fire-killed-32-1.7091334 ► "L’Isle-Verte seniors' home night employee Bruno Bélanger admits he was no use when the lethal fire broke" by Graeme Hamilton, published by the National Post, December 2014. Link: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/lisle-verte-seniors-home-night-employee-bruno-belanger-admits-he-was-no-use-when-the-lethal-fire-broke ► "Ineptitude killed 32 seniors. Only an orgy of inaction has followed" by Andre Picard, published by the Globe and Mail, January 2015. Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/seniors-deserve-to-live-in-a-safe-setting/article22532613/ ► "Rescuers to resume searching Quebec old-people's home" published by the BBC, January 2014. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-25884142 ► "L'Isle-Verte seniors' home fire started in resident's room: source" published by CBC News, January 2014. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/l-isle-verte-seniors-home-fire-started-in-resident-s-room-source-1.2509305 ► "Follow through on L'Isle-Vert coroner's recommendations, seniors group urges" by Benjamin Shingler and Brennan Neill, published by CBC News, November 2016. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/isle-verte-seniors-homes-quebec-1.3851648 ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #fire #canada