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A group devoted to the preservation and celebration of Ottawa's rich firefighting history has taken on a unique project involving an artifact nearly as old as Bytown itself.
Ottawa's main labour body says it's paying 'very close attention' to whether local police file their own charges against Eastway Tank, after the Ministry of Labour laid workplace safety charges against the company in connection with a fatal January 2022 explosion.
Years before an industrial explosion killed six workers at Eastway Tank Pump and Meter, a former employee had accused the Ottawa company of pressuring him to return to work before he had the chance to recover from injuries sustained in a fuel tank blast, CBC News has learned.
Firefighters called to Eastway Tank after a deadly explosion ripped through the industrial building in January battled more than just flames, communications obtained by CBC reveal they also dealt with collapsing walls, spilled fuel and the constant threat of secondary blasts.