On Nov. 3, 2014 a fire in London, Ontario claimed the life of group home tenant Dave MacPherson, 72. Property owner Dharma Meetun and group home operator Keith Charles face 26 Fire Protection and Prevention Act charges between them. The fire department was headed to the building for its fifth inspection in as many days to see if fire code violations had been fixed when the fatal fire broke out. City bylaw inspectors visited the property up to a dozen times in the last year after receiving complaints. The operator, Charles, had been given until February to move or get proper zoning for a group home before the fire took place.
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