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He's safe

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He's safe

Date3/7/1996

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Power, Peter (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: He's safe: A firefighter who was trapped in a smoky attic in a house fire on Morse St. in the Logan and Eastern Aves. area gets some helping hands yesterday. While crew members searched for him; he pounded on the attic ceiling for help. He was finally pulled through a hole cut in the roof.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000811F

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