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Daring act: Carla Pacheco, 9, with niece Paula, 3, on her back, was an inspiration for everybody in the way she saved her nephew Victor from a fire, says a fire official
Daring act: Carla Pacheco, 9, with niece Paula, 3, on her back, was an inspiration for everybody in the way she saved her nephew Victor from a fire, says a fire official

Daring act: Carla Pacheco, 9, with niece Paula, 3, on her back, was an inspiration for everybody in the way she saved her nephew Victor from a fire, says a fire official

Date6/23/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Daring act: Carla Pacheco; 9; with niece Paula; 3; on her back; was an inspiration for everybody in the way she saved her nephew Victor from a fire; says a fire official.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000733F
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