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The dramatic Burns Lake sawmill fire and explosion in January 2012 was again in the news recently as British Columbia’s Criminal Justice Branch reported there would be no charges prosecuted against the mill owner because the way in which evidence was gathered after the fire would likely result in that evidence being inadmissible in court, and the defence of due diligence would be open to the company. What does a sawmill fire in Burns Lake have to do with shipping?  …