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Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road, but it could continue to smolder for two weeks
Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road, but it could continue to smolder for two weeks

Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road, but it could continue to smolder for two weeks

Date3/23/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road; but it could continue to smolder for two weeks.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000480F
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