Refinery blaze

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Refinery blaze

Date6/23/1987

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Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Refinery blaze: Fire shoots up the tower of the Petro-Canada Refinery in southwest Mississauga as high spouts of water fail to reach the height of the flames. About 200 workers were evacuated from the refinery yesterday when a high-pressure pipeline into a lubricating plant ruptured and caught fire. No one was injured. The fire was brought under control in about an our.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000440F

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