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This is all that was left of St
This is all that was left of St

This is all that was left of St

Date2/25/1956
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Original Toronto Star caption: This is all that was left of St. Clair Ave. E. Home ripped by explosion today.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006204F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Only bits of debris are all that's left after an explosion yesterday destroyed a section of a Milton fireworks factory
Only bits of debris are all that's left after an explosion yesterday destroyed a section of a Milton fireworks factory
7/28/1977
Double-Bricked walls tilted out by blast are all that remain after a tremendous explosion in a garage last night killed three men working inside. Cons(...)
Double-Bricked walls tilted out by blast are all that remain after a tremendous explosion in a garage last night killed three men working inside. Cons(...)
8/30/1977
Tragic death: A group of men mourns after a fiery blast killed one mechanic in Caledon East yesterday and left a co-worker with burns to most of his body
Tragic death: A group of men mourns after a fiery blast killed one mechanic in Caledon East yesterday and left a co-worker with burns to most of his body
6/26/1991
Building owner Jerry Steinbok (right) looks over what's left after an explosion today gutted a chemical plant and forced the evaculation of Pine Tree (...)
Building owner Jerry Steinbok (right) looks over what's left after an explosion today gutted a chemical plant and forced the evaculation of Pine Tree (...)
5/17/1989
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
8/7/1962
Nothing left
Nothing left
9/30/1981
A mid-afternoon blast of undetermined origin left this pile of rubble of what had been the Belsize Dr. home of 87-year-old Edward Mason. Mason is in s(...)
A mid-afternoon blast of undetermined origin left this pile of rubble of what had been the Belsize Dr. home of 87-year-old Edward Mason. Mason is in s(...)
6/24/1969
Talking with investigator, Hawker Siddeley executive William Boggs(left) tells Det
Talking with investigator, Hawker Siddeley executive William Boggs(left) tells Det
9/24/1968
David Gordon's daughter Elizabeth, left, and his wife Dora, centre
David Gordon's daughter Elizabeth, left, and his wife Dora, centre
9/1/1998
Shocked couple: Dora and David Gordon leave police station with officer, left, last night after finding their Scarborough home demolished
Shocked couple: Dora and David Gordon leave police station with officer, left, last night after finding their Scarborough home demolished
5/7/1995
Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon
Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon
7/30/1980
Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver, No(...)
Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver, No(...)
7/30/1980