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Tower of smoke
Tower of smoke

Tower of smoke

Date8/30/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tower of smoke: A giant black cloud billows skyward from a tire pile blaze yesterday at a York Region scrap yard. About 100 people were evacuated from a nearby office.
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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_0000458F
Fire on the CN Tower. Fire broke out at CN Tower about 2 p.m. today, above observation level, about 1,500 ft. up the 1,815-ft. tower. Thick smoke pour(...)
Fire on the CN Tower. Fire broke out at CN Tower about 2 p.m. today, above observation level, about 1,500 ft. up the 1,815-ft. tower. Thick smoke pour(...)
July 8, 1975
Two Fires at the 1,300-foot level of the ON Tower yesterday sent out clouds of thick black smoke (right) and caused four welders to be taken to hospit(...)
Two Fires at the 1,300-foot level of the ON Tower yesterday sent out clouds of thick black smoke (right) and caused four welders to be taken to hospit(...)
7/8/1975
Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)
Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)
7/16/1974
Pillar of smoke. Smoke could be seen for up to five miles today from a fire in a westend Toronto tire scrapyard. Lack of water pressure hampered firem(...)
Pillar of smoke. Smoke could be seen for up to five miles today from a fire in a westend Toronto tire scrapyard. Lack of water pressure hampered firem(...)
5/26/1980
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.
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
2/7/1983
Towering pillar of smoke from Oakville fire was visible for 160 kilometres (100 miles) yesterday
Towering pillar of smoke from Oakville fire was visible for 160 kilometres (100 miles) yesterday
4/25/1978
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
2/22/1990
Blazing tires spew toxic smoke
Blazing tires spew toxic smoke
2/13/1990
Residents of home were taken out and away from the smoke in wheelchairs, beds - any handy conveyance
Residents of home were taken out and away from the smoke in wheelchairs, beds - any handy conveyance
7/14/1980
$750,000 Blaze: Smoke billows into the air as Hamilton firefighters train their hoses on a fire in an empty warehouse yesterday
$750,000 Blaze: Smoke billows into the air as Hamilton firefighters train their hoses on a fire in an empty warehouse yesterday
7/11/1992
Residents of a Madison Ave. nursing home were forced from building by an early morning fire. Three were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inha(...)
Residents of a Madison Ave. nursing home were forced from building by an early morning fire. Three were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inha(...)
2/13/1977