A key witness -- who no-showed yesterday at a coroners' inquest in Burnaby -- has been located by the RCMP. Thinh Huudoan has been ordered to testify later today. He's a part owner of the Langley farm where three workers died and two others suffered permanent injuries after inhaling toxic fumes four years ago. RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen says Huudoan … [Read more...]
Inquest set for Monday in mushroom farm workers’ deaths
May 6, 2012 by
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three men, killed by a gas leak at a Langley mushroom farm in 2008, is set to begin Monday. Sixteen-year-old Tracey Phan, whose father was left brain-damaged in the same incident, says the inquest will give her family a place to rest. "We're stuck wondering what happened, who's telling the truth who … [Read more...]
Mushroom farm owners fined over deaths
November 25, 2011 by
SURREY, B.C. - Two companies and three owners of a Langley, B.C. mushroom farm where three men died after being overcome by toxic fumes have avoided jail time.Instead, the judge levied a total fine of $ 350,000.Investigators found that a pipe carrying a compost mixture broke at the plant in 2008, releasing toxic gas.A trio of fellow workers rushed … [Read more...]
Mushroom farm operators sentenced
November 25, 2011 by
The families of the three men killed and two left brain dead at a Langley mushroom farm three years ago are outraged their former employers won't spend any time behind bars. Instead the three operators of the two companies -- who pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of the workers -- have been fined $ … [Read more...]
