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Kids flee blaze that leaves 15 homeless
Kids flee blaze that leaves 15 homeless

Kids flee blaze that leaves 15 homeless

Date2/8/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kids flee blaze that leaves 15 homeless. Smiles of relief show on the faces of three children who escaped a blaze last night at 707 Vaughan Rd.; City of York. Firefighters watch; right; as Hydro lineman cuts power to building. The fire gutted a main floor laundromat and apartments above. Taking shelter in an ambulance bus are; from left; Nadine Martin; 5; Dwayne Ransome; 4; and Nadine's brother Kevin; 3. A dozen other people were left homeless.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000729F
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