Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses
Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses

Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses

Date4/25/1978
Names
(photographer)
Alternate Title
  • Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses. Exploding cannisters were constant danger.
  • Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Flames belch 100 feet into the air from the warehouses. Exploding cannisters were constant danger.
GeographyCity, town, twpOakville
GeographyRegion or DistrictHalton (Ont. : Regional municipality)
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000562F
Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
Mahler, John
5/3/1978
Mushrooming flames and smoke belch from refinery fire at Port Credit after pipeline exploded
Mushrooming flames and smoke belch from refinery fire at Port Credit after pipeline exploded
Brazao, Dale
10/1/1978
Fatal blast: Flames shot 60 feet into the sky late last night after an explosion at McAsphalt Industries Ltd
Fatal blast: Flames shot 60 feet into the sky late last night after an explosion at McAsphalt Industries Ltd
Lennon, Frank
6/15/1982
Braving intense heat and flames, 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that o(...)
Braving intense heat and flames, 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that o(...)
Goode, Jeff
7/15/1976
Brush with death. With flames licking at their backs and toxic black smoke belching around them, firemen fled and were pulled from a Parliament St. bu(...)
Brush with death. With flames licking at their backs and toxic black smoke belching around them, firemen fled and were pulled from a Parliament St. bu(...)
McConnell, Colin
2/27/1980
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
Helpful helmet: The Emergency Fire Hood provides protection from smoke and flames
Cooper, David
2/7/1983
A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him, a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning h(...)
A steady hand. As cold water showers down around him, a firefighter keeps his high-pressure hose trained on flames coming from the roof of a burning h(...)
Stawicki, Andrew
11/3/1989
Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-(...)
Hot foot on high. Flames bursting from the window of a Wellington St. W. plant hasten the steps of a fireman climbing to the roof to battle the three-(...)
Philp, Barry
12/20/1963
Smoke and flames mushroom from big fire at Polyresins plant on Beachwood Dr
Smoke and flames mushroom from big fire at Polyresins plant on Beachwood Dr
Darrell, Dick
9/23/1977
13 houses lost. Flames leap from house to house after a blaze broke out at a Mississauga construction site today. Damage to 13 houses was estimated at(...)
13 houses lost. Flames leap from house to house after a blaze broke out at a Mississauga construction site today. Damage to 13 houses was estimated at(...)
Brennan, Pat
5/14/1981
Firm wiped out. It took firemen and 13 rigs about two hours to bring this blaze under control early today, but not before flames burned out D and M Bu(...)
Firm wiped out. It took firemen and 13 rigs about two hours to bring this blaze under control early today, but not before flames burned out D and M Bu(...)
Brazao, Dale
4/23/1979
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
Dense Cloud: Billowing smoke and flames engulf a storage shed at dump where tires have been burning 14 days despite a herculean effort to douse the blaze
Spremo, Boris
2/22/1990