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Poisonous weed killer from a 3,600-gallon tank car buried under this spectacular jumble of derailed freight cars, poured into Port Hope's yacht basin (...)
Poisonous weed killer from a 3,600-gallon tank car buried under this spectacular jumble of derailed freight cars, poured into Port Hope's yacht basin (...)

Poisonous weed killer from a 3,600-gallon tank car buried under this spectacular jumble of derailed freight cars, poured into Port Hope's yacht basin (...)

Date8/7/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Poisonous weed killer from a 3;600-gallon tank car buried under this spectacular jumble of derailed freight cars; poured into Port Hope's yacht basin harbor on Lake Ontario; contaminating it. No one was injured when the 11 Canadian National cars toppled down a 30-foot embankment; but officials fear the weed killer; dinitrophenal; may spread from basin to town's main water intake.
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0010987F
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