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Firefighter injured after tanker truck blast, A Burlington firefighter was sent to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation after a tanker carrying t(...)
Firefighter injured after tanker truck blast, A Burlington firefighter was sent to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation after a tanker carrying t(...)

Firefighter injured after tanker truck blast, A Burlington firefighter was sent to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation after a tanker carrying t(...)

Date5/13/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Firefighter injured after tanker truck blast; A Burlington firefighter was sent to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation after a tanker carrying the toxic solvent toluene exploded in the parking lot of Chemfleet Chemicals Ltd; yesterday afternoon. A tractor trailer carrying tires was also destroyed in the fire. Fifty local residents had to be evacuated and traffic on Highway 5 and the Queen Elizabeth Way was snarled for two hours.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Burlington
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Halton (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006164F
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Vaughan Firefighters Brown Window Corp
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Double-Bricked walls tilted out by blast are all that remain after a tremendous explosion in a garage last night killed three men working inside. Cons(...)
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