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The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)
The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)

The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)

Date11/11/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220;000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under the threat of a deadly cloud of chlorine gas spewing from the flaming wreckage of a freight train derailment. Daphne Pasley (upper left) comforts her son; Darryl; 3 months; while husband; Clive; looks on; as they try to sleep yesterday on gymnasium floor at Streetsville Secondary School; one of the evacuation centres.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001029F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Mississauga
Province or state:Ontario
A Mississauga family registers at the evacuation centre in Brampton Centennial Secondary School (upper right)
A Mississauga family registers at the evacuation centre in Brampton Centennial Secondary School (upper right)
11/11/1979
Heavily-laden motorcyclist heads back into Mississauga after evacuation order was partly lifted
Heavily-laden motorcyclist heads back into Mississauga after evacuation order was partly lifted
11/13/1979
Fireman examines hole in chlorine tanker that forced evacuation of Mississauga residents
Fireman examines hole in chlorine tanker that forced evacuation of Mississauga residents
11/19/1979
Second tirp: Seventy-five-year-old Isabella Donohue takes it all in good spirits as she is carried from Sherway Gardens by ambulance men on her second evacuation trip yesterday
Second tirp: Seventy-five-year-old Isabella Donohue takes it all in good spirits as she is carried from Sherway Gardens by ambulance men on her second evacuation trip yesterday
11/11/1979
A feline rescue: Mark Hennick, whose home is still in evacuation area, was allowed in by police to rescue family's cat, Buffy, who had been left behind 3 days ago
A feline rescue: Mark Hennick, whose home is still in evacuation area, was allowed in by police to rescue family's cat, Buffy, who had been left behind 3 days ago
11/13/1979
An injured passenger is helped away from wreckage of derailed train yesterday by a policeman and civilian About 30 passengers were injured when six pa(...)
An injured passenger is helped away from wreckage of derailed train yesterday by a policeman and civilian About 30 passengers were injured when six pa(...)
4/21/1969
Seats tore loose on impact and 31 people were hurt yesterday when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train veered off main line into sid(...)
Seats tore loose on impact and 31 people were hurt yesterday when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train veered off main line into sid(...)
10/9/1975
Thirty-two people were hurt when two TTC streetcars collided during the rushhour last evening at the intersection of Queen St. E. and Broadview Ave. a(...)
Thirty-two people were hurt when two TTC streetcars collided during the rushhour last evening at the intersection of Queen St. E. and Broadview Ave. a(...)
11/29/1974
Seats tore loose from metal bases when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train were derailed at 31 m
Seats tore loose from metal bases when four coaches of CNR's Toronto-to-Barrie commuter train were derailed at 31 m
10/9/1975
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
Close call: Joyce and Dr. John McClintock's garage was smashed when wheels flew of a box car. Cars tumbled down the rail right of way just a few metres from their home
1/3/1990
Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)
Three CNR train cars were derailed last night in Weston and 15 persons were injured - one when her abdomen was impaled on a fence post. The cars, on a(...)
1/7/1970
The fireman of this locomotive, one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious pos(...)
The fireman of this locomotive, one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious pos(...)
6/5/1944