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Too many cords plugged into one outlet mean a fire
Too many cords plugged into one outlet mean a fire

Too many cords plugged into one outlet mean a fire

Date1/1/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Too many cords plugged into one outlet mean a fire. Mrs. William Sproule; wife of fire inspector; demonstrates.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000026F
A Scarborough family also found early in October that a smoke detect works even in its They were awaken fire by a detect a shelf in the To take [Incomplete]
A Scarborough family also found early in October that a smoke detect works even in its They were awaken fire by a detect a shelf in the To take [Incomplete]
n.d.
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Our March tests also included
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agreement for [ ... ] cords fire-wood with the Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway Company
agreement for [ ... ] cords fire-wood with the Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway Company
approximately 1854
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Metro firefighters deal with scenes like the one at left too often
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