Fire destroys Labrador City apartment complex
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Firefighters were battling this blaze at an empty apartment building in Labrador City through most of Sunday. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
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Fire destroyed an apartment complex in Labrador City that was due to house 108 families once it was completed.
— Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown -
A distant view of the fire that burned brightly in Labrador City on Sunday. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
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A closer look at Sunday’s apartment building fire in Labrador City, which forced the evacuation of patients at the neighbouring Captain William Jackman Memorial Hospital. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
Firefighters were battling this blaze at an empty apartment building in Labrador City through most of Sunday. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
Fire destroyed an apartment complex in Labrador City that was due to house 108 families once it was completed. 
A distant view of the fire that burned brightly in Labrador City on Sunday. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
A closer look at Sunday’s apartment building fire in Labrador City, which forced the evacuation of patients at the neighbouring Captain William Jackman Memorial Hospital. — Submitted photo courtesy of Marcie Brown
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- cape breton firefighter
- - November 9, 2012 at 23:49:31
I would agree that a fire so large,and a long period of burning, we must be thankful that there was no loss of life, I am sure the developers would have to follow all the canadian fire codes/and building codes,and be perodical inspected to move forward in construction, And to my brothers in the fire service in lab city,it seems you guys did the best you could under these conditions, stay safe!
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- Another Lab City Resident
- - November 5, 2012 at 20:01:19
@ Lab West Resident - Contractors have taken over Lab West but there is no blessing in disguise. Contractors are needed to build the new hospital, they are needed to build the expansion at IOC and the new mines here. Are you going to build them? It takes time and resources. This is the wilderness, everything cannot be delivered in an hour or so, you know that. Infrastructure is needed but somebody has to build it.
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- tsanford
- - November 5, 2012 at 13:15:25
Only 100 feet from a hospital? Couple of days later and hospital still evacuated! Why did it burn so intensely; what fire codes were in place? Were fire procedures followed? Presumably there will be an enquiry and anything else built more safely and with adequate clearance from existing structures, especially a hospital!
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- Lab West Resident
- - November 5, 2012 at 12:40:37
Lab West could not support an additional 200+ residents as it is. This is a blessing, not a tragedy as portrayed by local politicians, Use the tax dollars to build up the community before adding additional strain to infrastructure demanded by the mines. Open up residential building lots to the east and west of the town sites for sub-divisions. Many people would jump at the chance to build outside of the town limits. These two towns have gone so far down into the gutter over the past few years just to make a buck for a few select people and business. The permanent residents do not have a chance anymore. The contractors have taken over. Either step up, or move aside and let those that want to see the communities survive take charge. When is the net election again?
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- fire-fighter
- - November 5, 2012 at 12:04:58
this building was under construction and there were no lost of life, thats the main thing. the building can be re-build.
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- Jack
- - November 5, 2012 at 08:51:21
Now we know why sprinkler systems for large buildings and dwellings should be mandatory in Newfoundland and Labrador, especially in areas with high vacancy rates like Labrador City. In the meantime, shame on the developers for not having proper fire prevention measures in place and aggravating the housing shortage.
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As our story clearly states, the developer did have proper fire prevention measures in place — a sprinkler system — but it was not at the phase in construction where it had been hooked up yet.