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Dazed and soot-marked, four of six surviving McCann children leave North York General Hospital this morning, still clad in pyjamas they were wearing w(...)
Dazed and soot-marked, four of six surviving McCann children leave North York General Hospital this morning, still clad in pyjamas they were wearing w(...)

Dazed and soot-marked, four of six surviving McCann children leave North York General Hospital this morning, still clad in pyjamas they were wearing w(...)

Date5/3/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dazed and soot-marked; four of six surviving McCann children leave North York General Hospital this morning; still clad in pyjamas they were wearing when they escaped from their flaming $150;000 home early today. A daughter (left) is followed by older brother to waiting car; aided by policeman and family friend. Two more brothers (right) follow. Firefighters found bodies of six victims huddled around a bed in an upstairs room.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000564F
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