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60 houses destroyed in Markham
60 houses destroyed in Markham

60 houses destroyed in Markham

Date5/12/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: 60 houses destroyed in Markham. Seem for 10 miles; flames and smoke pour from 60 new houses destroyed in a Markham subdivision. Bulldozers were called in to flatten other partly built houses into a firebreak. About 200 neighborhood residents fled their homes when police warned them they could be in danger. No one was injured; but damage was estimated to be at least $1 million; police said.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000442F
      Homes still suffer from burnout, Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham, there is lit(...)
      Homes still suffer from burnout, Two months after a spectacular fire destroyed 111 houses at a Canada Homes construction site in Markham, there is lit(...)
      Cooper, David
      6/28/1987
      Crushed by ice: Buckled houses and rubble along the Winisk River are a sad reminder of spring flooding that destroyed all but seven of the Cree village's 60 buildings two weeks ago
      Crushed by ice: Buckled houses and rubble along the Winisk River are a sad reminder of spring flooding that destroyed all but seven of the Cree village's 60 buildings two weeks ago
      Brazao, Dale
      6/1/1986
      Quiet convenience, Hunt Club Chase houses back onto river and conservation area but are within easy walking distance of Markham stores
      Quiet convenience, Hunt Club Chase houses back onto river and conservation area but are within easy walking distance of Markham stores
      Brennan, Pat
      12/24/1979
      They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
      They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
      Griffin, Doug
      9/13/1987
      $891,000 Home destroyed. Firefighters battle a blaze yesterday which destroyed a Mississauga house at 2343 Glengarry Rd., near the Queensway. The $891(...)
      $891,000 Home destroyed. Firefighters battle a blaze yesterday which destroyed a Mississauga house at 2343 Glengarry Rd., near the Queensway. The $891(...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      6/7/1991
      The phone works! The storm destroyed her farm house just south of Dundalk, but the phone - somehow in working order - rang and Sheila Hannon Ruttan, still in shock, proceeded to answer
      The phone works! The storm destroyed her farm house just south of Dundalk, but the phone - somehow in working order - rang and Sheila Hannon Ruttan, still in shock, proceeded to answer
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/1/1985
      Car blast triggers house fire. A family narrowly escaped death today when a mysterious explosion destroyed their Bough Beaches Blvd. home in Mississau(...)
      Car blast triggers house fire. A family narrowly escaped death today when a mysterious explosion destroyed their Bough Beaches Blvd. home in Mississau(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      1/3/1985
      London, Ont., Firemen hose down debris that is all that remains of the Forster house, destroyed by a natural-gas explosion. Nine-year-old Armin Forste(...)
      London, Ont., Firemen hose down debris that is all that remains of the Forster house, destroyed by a natural-gas explosion. Nine-year-old Armin Forste(...)
      Norris, Dave
      8/7/1973
      Pickering house destroyed in blast
      Pickering house destroyed in blast
      Cooper, David
      8/27/1995
      House destroyed
      House destroyed
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/2/1991
      House destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
      House destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
      Ontario.‏ ‎Conservation Authorities Branch‏
      1954
      Two attached houses, that appear to be single and detached, are among those offered by a builder in Burlington who has introduced semi-detached houses in an area where single houses predominate
      Two attached houses, that appear to be single and detached, are among those offered by a builder in Burlington who has introduced semi-detached houses in an area where single houses predominate
      Davies, Stan
      n.d.