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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

Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St

Date5/3/1978
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  • 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. yesterday. Flaming debris carried by heavy gusts kept firelighters busy several hundred yards from centre of blaze putting out new fires at buildings between Gardiner Expressway and railroad tracks. One firefighter suffered a broken shoulder when a beam fell on him inside a building.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fed by rubber tires; flames belch from $900;000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St. yesterday. Flaming debris carried by heavy gusts kept firelighters busy several hundred yards from centre of blaze putting out new fires at buildings between Gardiner Expressway and railroad tracks. One firefighter suffered a broken shoulder when a beam fell on him inside a building.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000674F
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