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A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him, a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning h(...)
A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him, a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning h(...)

A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him, a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning h(...)

Date11/3/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him; a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning house on Laxton Ave. in Toronto yesterday afternoon.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000756F
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