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A fireman runs from exploding drums of chemical solvents in the multi-million-dollar fire yesterday at the Ashland Oil Canada plant in York Borough in(...)
A fireman runs from exploding drums of chemical solvents in the multi-million-dollar fire yesterday at the Ashland Oil Canada plant in York Borough in(...)

A fireman runs from exploding drums of chemical solvents in the multi-million-dollar fire yesterday at the Ashland Oil Canada plant in York Borough in(...)

Date5/14/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: A fireman runs from exploding drums of chemical solvents in the multi-million-dollar fire yesterday at the Ashland Oil Canada plant in York Borough in which one worker was killed and three others probably were. About 100 York and North York firemen braved death for five hours in the searing heat of orange fireballs; topped by a swirling column of blue-black smoke that could be seen in Hamilton.
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Object NumberTSPA_0000576F
Atop aerial ladder, a fireman continues to pour water on the fire at Ashland Oil Canada s chemical plant despite a drum of volatile solvent exploding (...)
Atop aerial ladder, a fireman continues to pour water on the fire at Ashland Oil Canada s chemical plant despite a drum of volatile solvent exploding (...)
5/14/1973
A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
5/14/1973
New Toronto fireman Leonard Wilson is carried from the scene after his toes were crushed by ladder
New Toronto fireman Leonard Wilson is carried from the scene after his toes were crushed by ladder
1/7/1963
Fireman in death kitchen. . . . it all started on stove
Fireman in death kitchen. . . . it all started on stove
2/8/1963
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-(...)
12/20/1963
Smoke pours from window of the Ford Hotel yesterday as fireman on hydraulic ladder leans forward to rescue guest perched on seventh-floor window ledge(...)
Smoke pours from window of the Ford Hotel yesterday as fireman on hydraulic ladder leans forward to rescue guest perched on seventh-floor window ledge(...)
5/11/1969
Overcome by smoke inhalation while fighting a fire in a North York townhouse that forced six persons to flee their home, fireman Frank Hall is assiste(...)
Overcome by smoke inhalation while fighting a fire in a North York townhouse that forced six persons to flee their home, fireman Frank Hall is assiste(...)
4/30/1973
A Fireman gives oxygen to Geraldine Salmon, 45, on the ground outside her burning townhouse last night
A Fireman gives oxygen to Geraldine Salmon, 45, on the ground outside her burning townhouse last night
4/30/1973
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Sitting down on the job. Fireman had to keep low to avoid the thick, acrid smoke from a blaze in the parts warehouse of a Mississauga auto company yes(...)
11/11/1977
Image shows three firefighters working on scene while fire is destroying houses.
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6/14/1980
Arms of safety: Unidentified patient is carried away by fireman
Arms of safety: Unidentified patient is carried away by fireman
7/14/1980
Fireman Jack Larochelle rescued young Rami Banna from burning building
Fireman Jack Larochelle rescued young Rami Banna from burning building
8/19/1982