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Smashed by explosions, debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave
Smashed by explosions, debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave

Smashed by explosions, debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave

Date9/7/1970
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  • Smashed by explosions, debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave
  • Smashed by explosions; debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave. yesterday. A blasts that ripped the Priolo Super Market hurled the debris like shrapnel; injuring 16 firemen and a policeman. At right; Capt. Les Burlie; of the Toronto Fire Department; is helped from the scene of the blasts by ambulance attendant and a policemen. Partially buried by wreckage; Burlie struggled out from under door frame that fell on him.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Smashed by explosions; debris litters the street in front of a wrecked delicatessen on Danforth Ave. yesterday. A blasts that ripped the Priolo Super Market hurled the debris like shrapnel; injuring 16 firemen and a policeman. At right; Capt. Les Burlie; of the Toronto Fire Department; is helped from the scene of the blasts by ambulance attendant and a policemen. Partially buried by wreckage; Burlie struggled out from under door frame that fell on him.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006211F
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