Electrical fire destroys VIA sleeper car
Date1/18/1987
Names
Spremo, Boris
(photographer)
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Electrical fire destroys VIA sleeper car. Firefighters battle a stubborn blaze in a VIA Rail sleeper car yesterday in a Canadian National Railway marshalling yard of New Toronto St. in Etobicoke. A short-circuit in the car's battery system was blamed for the blaze; which broke out around 2.30 p.m. Damage totalled about $1 million; according to police officers. Sections of the car's roof had to be cut away with a power saw.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000741F
12/11/1987
9/24/1982