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Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)
Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)

Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)

Date7/16/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tire smoke blackens sky near airport; Think; black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze. The lot was filled with used tires. Cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Mississauga police are trying to find out why the tires were there. Officials at Toronto International; local police and fire departments said they had a number of calls from residents who wondered if airplane accident had occurred.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000624F