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A Heroic fireman was too late. A 6-month-old baby died after a fire in this Gerrard St. E. home where a firefighter gropes desperately for a ladder. F(...)
A Heroic fireman was too late. A 6-month-old baby died after a fire in this Gerrard St. E. home where a firefighter gropes desperately for a ladder. F(...)

A Heroic fireman was too late. A 6-month-old baby died after a fire in this Gerrard St. E. home where a firefighter gropes desperately for a ladder. F(...)

Date10/16/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Heroic fireman was too late. A 6-month-old baby died after a fire in this Gerrard St. E. home where a firefighter gropes desperately for a ladder. Fireman Robert Martin crawled through blinding smoke; risking his life to reach Derek Ferguson in his flaming crib. The baby s mother was in a nearby room and escaped with another son; 4-year-old Gary.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000623F
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