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Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver, No(...)
Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver, No(...)

Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver, No(...)

Date7/30/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Explosion on St. Clair; A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon. The driver; Noel Geneau of Pickering; received second-degree burns on his arms. He had left the van when it unexplainedly caught fire. The flames aparently ignited a leaky oxygen tank causing the explosion just as fire trucks arrived. Cause of the fire is under invetigation.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0006236F
      Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon
      Explosion on St. Clair, A van carrying liquid oxygen cylinders exploded at Russell Hill Rd. and St. Clair Ave. W. yesterday afternoon
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      7/30/1980
      After the run to a fire, Mike O'Leary, rear, and Tim Randall clean equipment from the aerial truck and replace oxygen cylinders. This year marks the Toronto Fire Department's 100th anniversary
      After the run to a fire, Mike O'Leary, rear, and Tim Randall clean equipment from the aerial truck and replace oxygen cylinders. This year marks the Toronto Fire Department's 100th anniversary
      Bezant, Graham
      12/5/1974
      Statue unveiled Saturday, Appropriate ceremonies and entertainment marked the unveilling on Saturday afternoon of a fountain and statue of Peter Pan at St. Clair Ave. and Avenue Rd. [Incomplete]
      Statue unveiled Saturday, Appropriate ceremonies and entertainment marked the unveilling on Saturday afternoon of a fountain and statue of Peter Pan at St. Clair Ave. and Avenue Rd. [Incomplete]
      Foster, Fred H.
      9/16/1929
      Image shows St. Clair reservoir in the park.
      6-Acre tank on St. Clair nearly ready for ratepayers. The new 50-million gallon reservoir at St. Clair Ave. W. and Spadina Rd. underwent a contractors(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/31/1931
      A tree to defy expressways. A small white spruce was planted yesterday in a park on Old Weston Rd. north of St. Clair Ave. W. which is on one of the r(...)
      A tree to defy expressways. A small white spruce was planted yesterday in a park on Old Weston Rd. north of St. Clair Ave. W. which is on one of the r(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      9/3/1975
      Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
      Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      12/24/1975
      Debris of explosion on St. Clair Ave. is proved by police yesterday as spectators in foreground watch. Last night the searchers found the body of a yo(...)
      Debris of explosion on St. Clair Ave. is proved by police yesterday as spectators in foreground watch. Last night the searchers found the body of a yo(...)
      Dutton, Don
      3/20/1972
      Image shows a monument for Peter Pan. 
      Peter Pan Statue, Avenue Rd. Square Park, St. Clair Ave. W., n.e. and n.w. corners Avenue Rd.; Toronto, Ontario
      Peter Pan (Fictitious character)
      1952
      Image shows a monument for Peter Pan.
      Peter Pan Statue, Avenue Rd. Square Park, St. Clair Ave. W., n.e. and n.w. corners Avenue Rd.; Toronto, Ontario
      Peter Pan (Fictitious character)
      1952
      Image shows a monument for Peter Pan.
      Peter Pan Statue, Avenue Rd. Square Park, St. Clair Ave. W., n.e. and n.w. corners Avenue Rd.; Toronto, Ontario
      Peter Pan (Fictitious character)
      1950
      Corrigan, William James, house, St. Clair Ave. W., north side, west of Vaughan Rd.; looking east. Toronto, Ont.
      Corrigan, William James, house, St. Clair Ave. W., north side, west of Vaughan Rd.; looking east. Toronto, Ont.
      Corrigan family
      1908?
      Image shows a family posing for a photo by their house.
      Corrigan, William James, house, St. Clair Ave. W., west of Vaughan Rd.; looking north west, Toronto, Ontario
      Corrigan family
      1909