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Man and machine: Above, fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control
Man and machine: Above, fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control

Man and machine: Above, fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control

Date11/7/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Man and machine: Above; fire fighters struggle to bring a blaze under control.
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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_0000707F
Frontal attack: Fire fighters struggle to break through the west wall of Cullen Country Barns after a fire broke out in the Markham complex that includes shops and a theatre
Frontal attack: Fire fighters struggle to break through the west wall of Cullen Country Barns after a fire broke out in the Markham complex that includes shops and a theatre
10/18/1988
Words of praise: Toronto Fire Fighters Association, in letter at right, thank Star staff for coverage of blaze which swept the Confederation Life building in downtown Toronto last month
Words of praise: Toronto Fire Fighters Association, in letter at right, thank Star staff for coverage of blaze which swept the Confederation Life building in downtown Toronto last month
7/2/1981
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
Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road, but it could continue to smolder for two weeks
Newcastle fire fighters took about 14 hours to subdue this fire in an auto-parts yard on the Base Line Road, but it could continue to smolder for two weeks
3/23/1992
Flames soar at factory blaze. It took about 50 firefighters more than three hours to control a fire at an abandoned tire factory on Bloor St. W., west(...)
Flames soar at factory blaze. It took about 50 firefighters more than three hours to control a fire at an abandoned tire factory on Bloor St. W., west(...)
5/18/1983
Death blaze. One man killed and another seriously injured in a fire early today at an abandoned house on Broadview Ave. Firefighters had to use chains(...)
Death blaze. One man killed and another seriously injured in a fire early today at an abandoned house on Broadview Ave. Firefighters had to use chains(...)
n.d.
Family comforted after blaze. Neighbors try to comfort Tracey Borden, above, while Captain James Weaver of the Mississauga Fire Department consoles he(...)
Family comforted after blaze. Neighbors try to comfort Tracey Borden, above, while Captain James Weaver of the Mississauga Fire Department consoles he(...)
5/14/1985
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
More than 100 firefighters were battling a massive blaze this morning that was raging out of control in University of Toronto's Sandford Fleming build(...)
More than 100 firefighters were battling a massive blaze this morning that was raging out of control in University of Toronto's Sandford Fleming build(...)
2/10/1977
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
Blaze tragedy. Top, victim of early morning fire on Caroline St. being taken by fire and ambulance personnel. Firemen (left) try to revive a victim br(...)
Blaze tragedy. Top, victim of early morning fire on Caroline St. being taken by fire and ambulance personnel. Firemen (left) try to revive a victim br(...)
n.d.
Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday
Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday
2/4/1981