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Grieving family members comfort each other outside their burning home on Carlaw Ave
Grieving family members comfort each other outside their burning home on Carlaw Ave

Grieving family members comfort each other outside their burning home on Carlaw Ave

Date3/9/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grieving family members comfort each other outside their burning home on Carlaw Ave. yesterday. At left is Allister Dempsey; his son Jamie; right. Family members say the death toll of two would have been higher if it hadn't been for Jamie.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000760F
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