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Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday
Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday

Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday

Date6/20/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday.
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyHistorical locationScarborough (Ont.)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0006180F
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