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Comfort for fire victims. Firefighters stand on a roottop to battle a blaze at a two-storey house on Borden St. yesterday. Maria Oliveira and her son,(...)
Comfort for fire victims. Firefighters stand on a roottop to battle a blaze at a two-storey house on Borden St. yesterday. Maria Oliveira and her son,(...)

Comfort for fire victims. Firefighters stand on a roottop to battle a blaze at a two-storey house on Borden St. yesterday. Maria Oliveira and her son,(...)

Date9/30/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Comfort for fire victims. Firefighters stand on a roottop to battle a blaze at a two-storey house on Borden St. yesterday. Maria Oliveira and her son; Mark; (pictured right); who were in the downtown house at the time the fire started; were consoled by a firefither. One man suffered from smoke inhalation.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000727F
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