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Escaped fire
Escaped fire

Escaped fire

Date4/27/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Escaped fire: Ann Meurrens and her daughter; Kim; were among several tenants who fled a fourth-floor fire - which started in a chesterfield - in a Blake St. high-rise in the Jones Ave.- Gerrard St. E. area yesterday. Two children; including a 2-week-old baby; were taken to hospital and treated for minor smoke inhalation. Two teenage girls and a boy; trapped in an elevator next to the burning apartment; were rescued by firefighters.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000419F
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