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Vehicle may not be exactly as shown. Unit 40 - 3965 Portage Ave. 837- 5811 | birchwoodgm. ca A Winnipeg man was sent to jail for encouraging and filming the group sex assault of an unconscious woman. Jeffrey Tongol, 32, sought a conditional sentence that would have allowed him to remain free in the community. Instead, he was led away from court in handcuffs Wednesday after being given a 20- month stint behind bars. Queen's Bench Justice Gerald Chartier said Tongol committed " morally reprehensible acts" that cry out for real custody. The victim was 22 at the time of the July 2004 attack and had no idea what happened until a VHS tape was given to police in 2007. A former girlfriend of one of the men involved had stumbled across the 16- minute video. Crown attorney Cynthia Devine told court all of the men show " delight, victory and conquest" as they take turns fondling and groping the woman. The victim was known to Tongol and his friends as they had spent the night partying and drinking at a local bar, court was told. They then returned to one of their homes later. The woman submitted a statement to the Crown in which she spoke about the long- term impact of the crime. " She says this is the last thing she ever thought would happen to her. She says Winnipeg is a small place, that she doesn't know who knows about this," Devine said. Two other men have already admitted responsibility. A 28- year- old received 30 months behind bars, while a 28- year- old is awaiting sentencing. www. mikeoncrime. com Sex assault filmer jailed; ' morally reprehensible' By Mike McIntyre P ROVINCIAL and local officials say they will examine the circumstances that led to the massive General Scrap fire in the RM of Springfield to see how similar fires can be prevented. A senior Conservation official said he'll call a meeting of provincial groups to see what can be done to help the RM of Springfield, which has experienced five major fires since 2005 in its industrial parks. Springfield Reeve Jim McCarthy said he'll be going through the same process with his own officials. " When we look at it in hindsight, there may have been things that would have made it easier to fight that fire," McCarthy said. Sixty volunteer firefighters from eight rural fire departments battled through the night Tuesday and Wednesday morning to extinguish the blaze that erupted at General Scrap, an auto parts dealer south of Springfield Road opposite the Harbour View Golf Course and Recreation Complex. A helicopter with a water bucket, used in battling forest fires, was also employed in the early evening and after sunrise. No one was injured in the fire, which at its worst was said to have consumed an area the size of a footfall field, seven to nine metres deep in scrap auto parts. The the Office of the Fire Commissioner is investigating the cause of the blaze. Don Labossiere, executive director of environmental operations for Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, said he expects an inter- agency meeting will come up with suggestions on preventative measures that could be adopted by Springfield. " We want to determine, since this isn't the first fire in the area, whether there is anything at the multi- agency level that we can do to help prevent any future occurrence like this or to mitigate the effects of such an occurrence," Labossiere said. He said thick smoke in the area did not pose a health hazard to nearby residents in the City of Winnipeg and East St. Paul. Labossiere said it was not the smoke that posed a hazard but the particulate matter carried by the smoke that is toxic, adding, however, weather conditions carried the smoke up and away from residential areas. He said tests will be conducted on the water runoff that was collected in a stormwater retention pond located on the site. The pond water is self- contained and must be discharged, he said, adding that won't happen until tests show it is safe to do so. Springfield fire chief Dick Vlaming, a 27- year veteran of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service who has spent 33 years volunteering with the Springfield department, said it was probably the most difficult fire he's had to deal with in his career. " The fire was imbedded deep within the scrapyard and very difficult to access," Vlaming said. " It was so hot, the scrap steel was turning into molten metal. The helicopter crew said the flame was white hot." Vlaming said General Scrap employees assisted firefighters, using industrial equipment to pull scrap heaps apart so firefighters could access the fires. Earlier this year, city council's executive policy committee voted in favour of a plan to work with the province and the RM of Springfield to establish water and sewer services, paved roads, fire hydrants and fire protection in Springfield's industrial park within the next 10 years. McCarthy said the RM is in the process of hiring a full- time inspector whose responsibilities will include regular on- site inspections of the businesses in the area. McCarthy said it's unrealistic to consider placing waterlines and hydrants in the industrial park. He said there is a fire hall in the vicinity, adding individual businesses have their own wells and the RM's fire tankers can carry 11,000 gallons of water, which is adequate to deal with fires in the area. - With files from Jen Skerritt and Alexandra Paul aldo. santin@ freepress. mb. ca Industrial park hot spot RM's intense fire ignites questions By Aldo Santin KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A helicopter drops water on the scrapyard fire Wednesday morning. B_ 02_ Jun- 14- 12_ FP_ 01. indd B2 6/ 13/ 12 7: 40: 23 PM ;