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One minute later the fire was out, smothered under this shower of foam produced by mixing chemicals with water
One minute later the fire was out, smothered under this shower of foam produced by mixing chemicals with water

One minute later the fire was out, smothered under this shower of foam produced by mixing chemicals with water

Date4/15/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: One minute later the fire was out; smothered under this shower of foam produced by mixing chemicals with water. The mixing takes place in the Siamese Nozzle the men are holding. It is fed to the hose from central storage buildings along twin pipe lines.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106216F
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