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The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)
The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)

The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220,000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under (...)

Date11/11/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: The largest mass evacuation in North American history was completed yesterday when about 220;000 people were moved from their Mississauga homes under the threat of a deadly cloud of chlorine gas spewing from the flaming wreckage of a freight train derailment. Daphne Pasley (upper left) comforts her son; Darryl; 3 months; while husband; Clive; looks on; as they try to sleep yesterday on gymnasium floor at Streetsville Secondary School; one of the evacuation centres.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Mississauga
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001029F