$400,000 blaze

Original Toronto Star caption: $400,000 blaze. About 36 Scarborough firemen fought an early morning fire that gutted St. Mark s United Church on Orton Park for four hours before bringing it under control. The records of the 17-year-old church were saved, and there were no injuries. Published in Toronto Star, 26 October 1979, page A3.||St. Mark's United Church, located on Orton Park Road, west side, north of Ladysbridge Drive. (43.770266, -79.207901)