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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

Firemen spray blazing storage yard during fire which could be seen for miles

Date8/7/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Firemen spray blazing storage yard during fire which could be seen for miles. A witness said It was a terrific noise like when a bomb goes off. All we could see was flames
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006331F
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