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Helped out
Helped out

Helped out

Date11/18/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Helped out: Ambulance attendants helped an elderly woman; forced out by the blaze; into their van as a precaution against shock. The 7th-floor fire started when a TV set short-circuited.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000698F
Many guests fled into bitter cold without warm clothing, a blanket helped
Many guests fled into bitter cold without warm clothing, a blanket helped
1/17/1981
Jean Lemmon, 60, is helped to safety from third floor
Jean Lemmon, 60, is helped to safety from third floor
3/14/1962
Firm wiped out. It took firemen and 13 rigs about two hours to bring this blaze under control early today, but not before flames burned out D and M Bu(...)
Firm wiped out. It took firemen and 13 rigs about two hours to bring this blaze under control early today, but not before flames burned out D and M Bu(...)
4/23/1979
Burned-out shell is all that s left of the Thornhill Country Club, where a $1,000,000 fire broke out only hours after members left a Saturday night pa(...)
Burned-out shell is all that s left of the Thornhill Country Club, where a $1,000,000 fire broke out only hours after members left a Saturday night pa(...)
12/19/1971
A fire captain wheels out ashes in a search for fire victims
A fire captain wheels out ashes in a search for fire victims
1/1/1980
Firefighters try in vain yesterday to quench the blaze that s been burning out of control near Hagersville since Monday
Firefighters try in vain yesterday to quench the blaze that s been burning out of control near Hagersville since Monday
2/13/1990
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
5/26/1977
Burned-out shell is all that s left of a service station after fire in Cobalt yesterday razed heart of town
Burned-out shell is all that s left of a service station after fire in Cobalt yesterday razed heart of town
5/23/1977
Up to $100,000-worth of merchandise is piled up in Cobalt s arena awaiting the needs of burned-out and homeless victims of Monday s fire. The supplies(...)
Up to $100,000-worth of merchandise is piled up in Cobalt s arena awaiting the needs of burned-out and homeless victims of Monday s fire. The supplies(...)
5/27/1977
Residents of home were taken out and away from the smoke in wheelchairs, beds - any handy conveyance
Residents of home were taken out and away from the smoke in wheelchairs, beds - any handy conveyance
7/14/1980
Just a test: A firefighter puts out a blaze ignited at the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst to simulate fire conditions at a Mississauga retirement home
Just a test: A firefighter puts out a blaze ignited at the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst to simulate fire conditions at a Mississauga retirement home
9/14/1995
Hero dog: Prancer woke Dorothy Larson, 33, by tapping her on the face with his paw after fire broke out in a locker room directly beneath her apartment
Hero dog: Prancer woke Dorothy Larson, 33, by tapping her on the face with his paw after fire broke out in a locker room directly beneath her apartment
1/10/1993