Coroner Orders Inquest Into Fatal Old Montreal Fire That Left 2 French Citizens Dead

Published on October 8, 2024

Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into the fatal Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Police identified the victims as 43-year-old Léonor Geraudie and seven-year-old Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, both of France. They were killed after fire swept through a building in Old Montreal early Friday morning and their bodies were removed from the scene that evening. Chief coroner Reno Bernier says in a news release the inquiry will be overseen by Géhane Kamel, the same coroner who was assigned to investigate the March 2023 fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people....

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