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A firefighter is surrounded by flames as he battles a lumber yard fire - and 30C (86F) temperatures - in Markham yesterday. The blaze, which started i(...)
A firefighter is surrounded by flames as he battles a lumber yard fire - and 30C (86F) temperatures - in Markham yesterday. The blaze, which started i(...)

A firefighter is surrounded by flames as he battles a lumber yard fire - and 30C (86F) temperatures - in Markham yesterday. The blaze, which started i(...)

Date7/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A firefighter is surrounded by flames as he battles a lumber yard fire - and 30C (86F) temperatures - in Markham yesterday. The blaze; which started in the sawdust bins; causes $500;000 damage. No one was injured.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000450F
A firefighter gets hosed down by colleagues after battling a lumber yard fire - and 30c (86F) temperatures - in Markham yesterday. Four units were nee(...)
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