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Child rescued from fire. A little boy is carried to safety last night and 100 were evacuated after a candle started a $100,000 fire in a eight-storey Parkdale apartment building
Child rescued from fire. A little boy is carried to safety last night and 100 were evacuated after a candle started a $100,000 fire in a eight-storey Parkdale apartment building

Child rescued from fire. A little boy is carried to safety last night and 100 were evacuated after a candle started a $100,000 fire in a eight-storey Parkdale apartment building

Date3/31/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Child rescued from fire. A little boy is carried to safety last night and 100 were evacuated after a candle started a $100;000 fire in a eight-storey Parkdale apartment building.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000776F
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