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To the rescue

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To the rescue

Date5/8/1986

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Brazao, Dale (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: To the rescue: Two firefighters; almost overcome by smoke in an apartment fire at Gerrard and Main Sts. yesterday; are brought oxygen by a fellow firefighter; right. They were searching for the 74-year-old resident of the apartment; but she had already been rescued by employees of a store in the same building. The fire captain said they risked their lives unnecessarily.

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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000728F

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