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Drugstore destroyed. Firefighters arrived at a strip mall on Silver Creek Blvd. In Mississauga yesterday to find this drugstore engulfed in flames. Da(...)
Drugstore destroyed. Firefighters arrived at a strip mall on Silver Creek Blvd. In Mississauga yesterday to find this drugstore engulfed in flames. Da(...)

Drugstore destroyed. Firefighters arrived at a strip mall on Silver Creek Blvd. In Mississauga yesterday to find this drugstore engulfed in flames. Da(...)

Date2/8/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Drugstore destroyed. Firefighters arrived at a strip mall on Silver Creek Blvd. In Mississauga yesterday to find this drugstore engulfed in flames. Damage to the mail could go as high as $1 million. The Ontario fire marshal s office is Investigating.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000491F
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