Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died
Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died

Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died

Date12/28/1978
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died
Subject
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006325F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
10/24/1970
Bomb-blasted basement windows of home at 5 Burleigh Heights Dr., owned by Hawker Siddeley executive P. Y. Davoud, is examined by police and firemen. I(...)
Bomb-blasted basement windows of home at 5 Burleigh Heights Dr., owned by Hawker Siddeley executive P. Y. Davoud, is examined by police and firemen. I(...)
9/24/1968
Firemen spray blazing storage yard during fire which could be seen for miles
Firemen spray blazing storage yard during fire which could be seen for miles
8/7/1962
Fatal blast: Firefighters arrived just minutes after an explosion ripped apart a north Brampton restaurant early today, crushing one man to death beneath a pile of rubble and injuring a co-worker
Fatal blast: Firefighters arrived just minutes after an explosion ripped apart a north Brampton restaurant early today, crushing one man to death beneath a pile of rubble and injuring a co-worker
11/30/1990
Blast victim: Rescuers prepare to remove the body of a man killed in an Etobicoke house explosion yesterday
Blast victim: Rescuers prepare to remove the body of a man killed in an Etobicoke house explosion yesterday
9/10/1988
Examining scene of blast that occurred in the alley beside the Capri Bakery in North York on Thursday, two detectives search for clues. Police now bel(...)
Examining scene of blast that occurred in the alley beside the Capri Bakery in North York on Thursday, two detectives search for clues. Police now bel(...)
6/27/1970
Stunned by Blast, workmen lie near tar tank which exploded yesterday, sending two men to hospital, Men had parked tanker behind Windermere Ave. apartment building to pump tar to roof
Stunned by Blast, workmen lie near tar tank which exploded yesterday, sending two men to hospital, Men had parked tanker behind Windermere Ave. apartment building to pump tar to roof
2/24/1976
We were very lucky, Mrs. Eileen Bailey tells Detective Ted Starett. No one in the house was injured by the blast which rocked their home early today
We were very lucky, Mrs. Eileen Bailey tells Detective Ted Starett. No one in the house was injured by the blast which rocked their home early today
9/24/1968
Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti
Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti
8/7/1962
Propane explosion wrecks service station, Cars sit in the rubble of the Malhi Auto Services garage on Weston Rd
Propane explosion wrecks service station, Cars sit in the rubble of the Malhi Auto Services garage on Weston Rd
11/18/1986
Still smoldering fires are fought by firemen in the blasted-out servant quarters above the garage of the Rosedale home of banker F. William Nicks. It (...)
Still smoldering fires are fought by firemen in the blasted-out servant quarters above the garage of the Rosedale home of banker F. William Nicks. It (...)
1/1/1968
Billowing flames engulf a large tanker truck after it exploded while being loaded with jet fuel in the middle of a shell refinery in Bronte as firemen(...)
Billowing flames engulf a large tanker truck after it exploded while being loaded with jet fuel in the middle of a shell refinery in Bronte as firemen(...)
8/6/1971