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Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately, fire authorities say
Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately, fire authorities say

Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately, fire authorities say

Date1/14/1975
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  • Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately; fire authorities say. A woman and two girls; aged 5 and 14; are in hospital with injuries suffered when they jumped from their apartment above a burning store. Two firemen also were injured. The firemen had to rely on their straddle truck; equipped with an aerial basket; because the aerial water truck was in Toronto to have a new engine installed. A storeroom was burning early today.
  • Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately, fire authorities say
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Original Toronto Star caption: Three-alarm fire last night in Oshawa hay have been started deliberately; fire authorities say. A woman and two girls; aged 5 and 14; are in hospital with injuries suffered when they jumped from their apartment above a burning store. Two firemen also were injured. The firemen had to rely on their straddle truck; equipped with an aerial basket; because the aerial water truck was in Toronto to have a new engine installed. A storeroom was burning early today.
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