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Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion
Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion

Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion

Date4/25/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008822F
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Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
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