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Close call. Emergency crews help a mother and daughter last night after the girl was rescued from a smoke-filled condo on the fifth floor of a highris(...)
Close call. Emergency crews help a mother and daughter last night after the girl was rescued from a smoke-filled condo on the fifth floor of a highris(...)

Close call. Emergency crews help a mother and daughter last night after the girl was rescued from a smoke-filled condo on the fifth floor of a highris(...)

Date3/15/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Close call. Emergency crews help a mother and daughter last night after the girl was rescued from a smoke-filled condo on the fifth floor of a highrise at the foot of Yonge St. in Toronto. Both were taken to hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation. Fire officials suspect the blaze started in a chesterfield.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000775F
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