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Dousing cars

Date3/9/1989

Names

Goode, Jeff (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Dousing cars: Firefighters hose down cars at an auto shop on Kennedy Rd.; north of Lawrence Ave.; after an explosion ripped through the building and an adjacent bar and bowling alley. About 150 people were inside.

Subject

Explosions

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006271F

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