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Worker killed: Crews move the body of Toronto Hydro worker Thomas Vanderstarren to an ambulance after he was killed in an explosion and flash fire at a hydro installation in east Toronto early today
Worker killed: Crews move the body of Toronto Hydro worker Thomas Vanderstarren to an ambulance after he was killed in an explosion and flash fire at a hydro installation in east Toronto early today

Worker killed: Crews move the body of Toronto Hydro worker Thomas Vanderstarren to an ambulance after he was killed in an explosion and flash fire at a hydro installation in east Toronto early today

Date10/16/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Worker killed: Crews move the body of Toronto Hydro worker Thomas Vanderstarren to an ambulance after he was killed in an explosion and flash fire at a hydro installation in east Toronto early today.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006275F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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