The resulting explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, killing seven people and injuring another four.
[3] Enbridge contracted Precision Utility to locate natural gas pipelines along Bloor Street, west of Kipling Avenue.
Robert Fairley was a resident of the building while Adele Brown, Elizabeth Roy and Lillian Guglietti were clients at a salon in the strip mall.
They also pled guilty to another charge under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, requiring Enbridge to pay another $350 000 fine.
Precision Utility pled guilty and was fined $200 000 for not properly supervising an employee while they were locating the natural gas lines.
[1] An investigation by the Ministry of Labour found that the Precision employee did not use locate the pipelines by using available information and did not act when they should have noticed the presence of natural gas.
Volunteers also established a scholarship for a student attending Humber College who is going to have a job in the gas sector.