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Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday
Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday

Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday

Date2/4/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Firemen struggle with a hose as they fight a stubborn fire that burned for hours in an abandoned East York factory on Wednesday.
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Photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0000687F
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