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Firefighter overcome by smoke is rushed from scene of the fire
Firefighter overcome by smoke is rushed from scene of the fire

Firefighter overcome by smoke is rushed from scene of the fire

Date8/19/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Firefighter overcome by smoke is rushed from scene of the fire.
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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_0000705F
Fire victim. Two men were rushed to hospital last night, suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, after a rooming house fire on Boston Ave. Their in(...)
Fire victim. Two men were rushed to hospital last night, suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, after a rooming house fire on Boston Ave. Their in(...)
5/16/1980
Arsonist s victims: Fire captain James Coles, left, breathes oxygen after being overcome by smoke while fighting fires set by an arsonist at the Harbour Castle Hilton last night
Arsonist s victims: Fire captain James Coles, left, breathes oxygen after being overcome by smoke while fighting fires set by an arsonist at the Harbour Castle Hilton last night
5/19/1983
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
$750,000 Blaze: Smoke billows into the air as Hamilton firefighters train their hoses on a fire in an empty warehouse yesterday
$750,000 Blaze: Smoke billows into the air as Hamilton firefighters train their hoses on a fire in an empty warehouse yesterday
7/11/1992
Anguished aftermath: Ambulance attendants support Ellia De Jesus Capelea, whose 2-year-old granddaughter was found at home yesterday overcome by smoke
Anguished aftermath: Ambulance attendants support Ellia De Jesus Capelea, whose 2-year-old granddaughter was found at home yesterday overcome by smoke
3/6/1991
Built over 40 years ago by Roy Ivor, 91, the naturalist s home now stands smouldering after a fire rushed through it, killing more than 100 birds. Ivo(...)
Built over 40 years ago by Roy Ivor, 91, the naturalist s home now stands smouldering after a fire rushed through it, killing more than 100 birds. Ivo(...)
12/29/1970
Firemen give roomer oxygen. Toronto firefighters give oxygen to elderly roomer they found in smoke-filled Jarvis St. house last night. The unidentifie(...)
Firemen give roomer oxygen. Toronto firefighters give oxygen to elderly roomer they found in smoke-filled Jarvis St. house last night. The unidentifie(...)
5/23/1974
Where there's smoke . . . A two-alarm blaze at the Broadview House hotel early this morning brought firefighters on the run. No one was injured in the(...)
Where there's smoke . . . A two-alarm blaze at the Broadview House hotel early this morning brought firefighters on the run. No one was injured in the(...)
9/30/1981
Pillar of smoke. Smoke could be seen for up to five miles today from a fire in a westend Toronto tire scrapyard. Lack of water pressure hampered firem(...)
Pillar of smoke. Smoke could be seen for up to five miles today from a fire in a westend Toronto tire scrapyard. Lack of water pressure hampered firem(...)
5/26/1980
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
2/7/1983
Towering pillar of smoke from Oakville fire was visible for 160 kilometres (100 miles) yesterday
Towering pillar of smoke from Oakville fire was visible for 160 kilometres (100 miles) yesterday
4/25/1978
Residents of a Madison Ave. nursing home were forced from building by an early morning fire. Three were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inha(...)
Residents of a Madison Ave. nursing home were forced from building by an early morning fire. Three were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inha(...)
2/13/1977