Ottawa owner faces criminal negligence charges in fatal Eastway explosion

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Ottawa police have charged Eastway owner Neil Greene with criminal negligence causing death in a 2022 explosion that killed six employees. Greene faces six counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The charges follow a lengthy investigation into the fatal blast at the tank truck manufacturing facility. In 2023, Greene and the company were fined $850,000 for provincial safety violations related to contaminated fuel. Greene's criminal charges have not yet been tested in court.


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