Content
Skip to Main ContentAccessibility Help
The Current

Police investigate fire at L'Isle-Verte seniors' home

There are still so many unanswered questions about the fire at Senior's home in Quebec...so many devastating stories of loss and trying to save lives. We hear some of those stories today....
CBC Radio ·
The Current7:50Police investigate fire at L'Isle-Verte seniors' home - Jan 24, 2014
There are still so many unanswered questions about the fire at Senior's home in Quebec...so many devastating stories of loss and trying to save lives. We hear some of those stories today.

In the burned out rubble of a Quebec retirement home, police search for the grandmothers and the grandfathers who weren't able to get out in time. One thing they likely won't find -- any sign of a sprinkler system.


This morning, people in close-knit community of L'Isle Verte, Quebec are still waiting. Waiting to hear if their loved ones died in that fire that swept through a seniors residence. Waiting to hear what caused the fire. Waiting to hear what if anything might have been done that could have saved more lives.

Authorities say the fire killed 5 people. 30 others are still considered missing.
And many in the town have lost hope that they will be found alive.

CBC reporter Marika Wheeler joined us from L'Isle Verte, Quebec.


Share your thoughts on anything you hear on The Current.

Tweet us @thecurrentcbc. Email us through our website. You can always call us toll-free at 1 877 287 7366. And as always if you missed anything on The Current, grab a podcast.

This segment was produced by The Current's Shannon Higgins.

More from this episode