#Update: Exit doors at the Winters Hotel were chained shut on the day a fire killed two residents, another tenant testified Tuesday during an inquest into the deaths. Jen St. Denis reports on the Winters Hotel fire trial. Jen is The Tyee's civic issues reporter. Published Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/01/24/Fire-Exit-Doors-Chained-Shut-Winters/

Fire Exit Doors Were Chained Shut, Winters Resident Testifies

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