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Lucky trio: Rayran Sweet, 4, left, his brother, Jahmar, 1, and Naficia Wallace, 2, were thrown yesterday from the window of a burning east-end home into the out-stretched arms of their neighbors
Lucky trio: Rayran Sweet, 4, left, his brother, Jahmar, 1, and Naficia Wallace, 2, were thrown yesterday from the window of a burning east-end home into the out-stretched arms of their neighbors

Lucky trio: Rayran Sweet, 4, left, his brother, Jahmar, 1, and Naficia Wallace, 2, were thrown yesterday from the window of a burning east-end home into the out-stretched arms of their neighbors

Date10/17/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lucky trio: Rayran Sweet; 4; left; his brother; Jahmar; 1; and Naficia Wallace; 2; were thrown yesterday from the window of a burning east-end home into the out-stretched arms of their neighbors.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000769F
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