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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(...)

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(...)

Date2/27/1980
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  • 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. building yesterday. More than 70 firemen fought to control the $275;000 fire. Two people were killed in another Metro fire yesterday.
  • 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(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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. building yesterday. More than 70 firemen fought to control the $275;000 fire. Two people were killed in another Metro fire yesterday.
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