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Mississauga firefighters, clad in chemical-resistant suits, clamber aboard a tanker trunk during a training session designed to simulate a toxic mater(...)
Mississauga firefighters, clad in chemical-resistant suits, clamber aboard a tanker trunk during a training session designed to simulate a toxic mater(...)

Mississauga firefighters, clad in chemical-resistant suits, clamber aboard a tanker trunk during a training session designed to simulate a toxic mater(...)

Date5/1/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mississauga firefighters; clad in chemical-resistant suits; clamber aboard a tanker trunk during a training session designed to simulate a toxic materials spill. The leaking liquid; however; is just water.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106754F
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