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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(...)

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(...)

Date7/8/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 hospital for smoke inhalation. John Busato; 26; of Markham (left) and three other welders scrambled 120 feet up stairs to save their lives when fire broke out; caused by molten slag from a welder s torch falling down an elevator shaft about 50 feet to a floor that was being waterproofed with avolatile; tar-based substance.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000637F
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