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Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf, (16 kilometres), (10 miles) south of Newmarket, coll(...)
Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf, (16 kilometres), (10 miles) south of Newmarket, coll(...)

Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf, (16 kilometres), (10 miles) south of Newmarket, coll(...)

Date12/29/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watch out! Two firemen (right) dash for safety as the roof of a 124-year-old building at Vandorf; (16 kilometres); (10 miles) south of Newmarket; collapsed as they fight the blaze. Another group (left) flee as a wall of the house starts to collapse. Damage was estimated at $60;000.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Object NumberTSPA_0000414F
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