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Hosed down: A firefighter from Richmond Hill's hazardous chemicals unit, is hosed down by a colleague today after leaving a Markham industrial plant after a nitric acid solution leaked
Hosed down: A firefighter from Richmond Hill's hazardous chemicals unit, is hosed down by a colleague today after leaving a Markham industrial plant after a nitric acid solution leaked

Hosed down: A firefighter from Richmond Hill's hazardous chemicals unit, is hosed down by a colleague today after leaving a Markham industrial plant after a nitric acid solution leaked

Date10/22/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hosed down: A firefighter from Richmond Hill's hazardous chemicals unit; is hosed down by a colleague today after leaving a Markham industrial plant after a nitric acid solution leaked.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010940F
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