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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(...)

Family comforted after blaze. Neighbors try to comfort Tracey Borden, above, while Captain James Weaver of the Mississauga Fire Department consoles he(...)

Date5/14/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Family comforted after blaze. Neighbors try to comfort Tracey Borden; above; while Captain James Weaver of the Mississauga Fire Department consoles her father; Elmer; 57; at right; after a fire did an estimated $60;000 damage to their $120;000 home on Glengarry Rd. in Mississauga yesterday. The fire; which started in a bedroom; was brought under control by firefighters in about 20 minutes.
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