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Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday
Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday

Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday

Date6/20/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fiery explosion: One workman was killed and another seriously burned when the flick of a cigarette lighter touched off the explosion of a huge chemical tank in Scarborough last Monday.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyHistorical locationScarborough (Ont.)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0006180F
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