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Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-(...)
Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-(...)

Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-(...)

Date12/20/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-alarm blaze which broke out at 4.30 a.m. Twenty pieces of equipment and 120 men fought the fire.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000348F
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