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Breath of life. A fireman gives oxygen to a woman before helping her from a Homewood Ave. apartment fire yesterday. More than 30 tenants stayed in a T(...)
Breath of life. A fireman gives oxygen to a woman before helping her from a Homewood Ave. apartment fire yesterday. More than 30 tenants stayed in a T(...)

Breath of life. A fireman gives oxygen to a woman before helping her from a Homewood Ave. apartment fire yesterday. More than 30 tenants stayed in a T(...)

Date2/3/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Breath of life. A fireman gives oxygen to a woman before helping her from a Homewood Ave. apartment fire yesterday. More than 30 tenants stayed in a TTC bus until the $10;000 fire was put out. Another fire caused about $4;000 damage to the Chelsea Inn; Gerrard St. W.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000720F
A Fireman gives oxygen to Geraldine Salmon, 45, on the ground outside her burning townhouse last night
A Fireman gives oxygen to Geraldine Salmon, 45, on the ground outside her burning townhouse last night
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Image shows three firefighters working on scene while fire is destroying houses.
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Injured fireman Bernie Baione, struck by flying debris, gets help from an ambulance attendant at the scene of a devastating fire that ripped through t(...)
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Look out: Besides the usual dangers - here Gabriel Freedman reaches for a wail socket - apartments present special dangers for toddler tenants
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