The Trial
Hub Oil eventually plead guilty to:
- three counts of common nuisance
- endangering the public
The Company was complimented by the court for identifying the cause of the fire, pleading guilty to the charge of common nuisance, and refusing to lay blame on the employees. The Company paid a fine of $200,000, voluntarily permanently endowed two bursaries totaling $100,000 to SAIT’s Workplace Safety program and established a $100,000 trust fund to the children of the two men who died in the fire.
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