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Fire-blackened radiators lie in the snow after fire burned a nursing home in Coulds, Nfld
Fire-blackened radiators lie in the snow after fire burned a nursing home in Coulds, Nfld

Fire-blackened radiators lie in the snow after fire burned a nursing home in Coulds, Nfld

Date12/26/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fire-blackened radiators lie in the snow after fire burned a nursing home in Coulds; Nfld.; to the ground yesterday claiming the lives of 20 people; most of them helpless elderly women found in or near their beds. A Fireman from St. John s; 15 miles away; combs the site as officials try to determine how many people were in the two-storey building when fire roared through it; aided by blustery winds.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000644F
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