In June 2021, the national weather services of Canada and the United States issued public warnings of an unusual weather system that would bring severe heat to British Columbia. On the afternoon of June 29, 2021, Lytton hit 49.6 degrees Celsius – the hottest day ever recorded in Canada. A freight train, loaded with 20,000 tons of coal (the Coal Train), drove through Lytton, which ignited dry vegetation and other combustible materials on and beside the rails. The Plaintiffs claim that the Lytton Fire was caused by heat, sparks or other incendiary material emanating from the Coal Train.
Class Members: All persons who suffered personal injuries or loss/damage to real or personal property, or who are the spouse, parent or child of a person who died as a result of the Lytton Fire.
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