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High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The (...)
High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The (...)

High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The (...)

Date2/25/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: High wire heroics. Firefighters use a construction crane to lower an injured worker to safety yesterday from a stage being built at Harbourfront. The man was treated at hospital for minor back injuries after falling from one level to another.
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