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Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti
Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti

Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti

Date8/7/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Twisted wreckage is strewn around by blasts which tossed tons of steel like confetti. Wheels of railway car are in foreground. Two CNR tank cars were blown to pieces Saturday night
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Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006315F
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
8/7/1962
Fireman patrol wreckage of the Bebbington home which was demolished in one bewildering instant Saturday by an explosion, the exact nature of which has(...)
Fireman patrol wreckage of the Bebbington home which was demolished in one bewildering instant Saturday by an explosion, the exact nature of which has(...)
2/27/1956
Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
Car dashboard clock sparks $10,000 blast, Investigators examine shattered wreck of car owned by Joe Ciampalglia, of Glebeholme Blvd., which exploded l(...)
10/24/1970
We were very lucky, Mrs. Eileen Bailey tells Detective Ted Starett. No one in the house was injured by the blast which rocked their home early today
We were very lucky, Mrs. Eileen Bailey tells Detective Ted Starett. No one in the house was injured by the blast which rocked their home early today
9/24/1968
Stunned by Blast, workmen lie near tar tank which exploded yesterday, sending two men to hospital, Men had parked tanker behind Windermere Ave. apartment building to pump tar to roof
Stunned by Blast, workmen lie near tar tank which exploded yesterday, sending two men to hospital, Men had parked tanker behind Windermere Ave. apartment building to pump tar to roof
2/24/1976
Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died
Metro police and firemen examine the charred and blast-buckled wreck in which a man died
12/28/1978
Shattered by Explosion, wreckage of two Keele St
Shattered by Explosion, wreckage of two Keele St
10/9/1968
Shattered wreckage of a car rented by Arthur Roman, of Thornhill, is examined by detective Sgt
Shattered wreckage of a car rented by Arthur Roman, of Thornhill, is examined by detective Sgt
7/22/1970
Roger puttock, 20, searches for his personal effects in the wreckage of a cabin cruiser owned by his father, Nigel Puttock, president of a drywall sup(...)
Roger puttock, 20, searches for his personal effects in the wreckage of a cabin cruiser owned by his father, Nigel Puttock, president of a drywall sup(...)
9/16/1973
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(...)
5/13/1988
Gas blast
Gas blast
5/14/1987
Blast aftermath
Blast aftermath
9/27/1987