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The scene at maple after three deafening explosions of propane gas rocked the village
The scene at maple after three deafening explosions of propane gas rocked the village

The scene at maple after three deafening explosions of propane gas rocked the village

Date8/7/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: The scene at maple after three deafening explosions of propane gas rocked the village. A man was killed; six persons were injured; six homes were demolished and a storage plant was destroyed
Subject
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0006316F
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
Twisted tracks at maple were left by propane explosions in night of terror, Tank in background, its flames now out, is where danger of new blasts are feared today and 26 more families were exacuated
Roworth, Eddy
8/7/1962
Dump site blast: Windows were blown out of a wooden building at the Brock West landfill site in Pickering yesterday after an explosion blamed on a build-up of methane gas
Dump site blast: Windows were blown out of a wooden building at the Brock West landfill site in Pickering yesterday after an explosion blamed on a build-up of methane gas
Dunlop, Al
2/15/1988
Debris litters yard of $150,000 home owned by William Kirby, a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company, after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one (...)
Debris litters yard of $150,000 home owned by William Kirby, a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company, after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one (...)
Teskey, Frank
9/25/1971
Bringing the house down: A natural gas explosion blew this Brampton house apart early today as a Peel Region policeman went in to investigate a report that a man intended to kill himself
Bringing the house down: A natural gas explosion blew this Brampton house apart early today as a Peel Region policeman went in to investigate a report that a man intended to kill himself
Brazao, Dale
5/14/1987
Violent Gas Explosion today blew out this 35-foot by 10-foot section of the brick apartment wall above Crayden's Pharmacy on Bloor St., in Etobicoke, (...)
Violent Gas Explosion today blew out this 35-foot by 10-foot section of the brick apartment wall above Crayden's Pharmacy on Bloor St., in Etobicoke, (...)
Teskey, Frank
10/1/1968
A 1980 explosion, triggered when a drunk driver hit a natural gas line, wrecked the main street of Essex
A 1980 explosion, triggered when a drunk driver hit a natural gas line, wrecked the main street of Essex
Dutton, Don
2/14/1980
Gas explosion
Gas explosion
Stuparyk, Michael
1/3/1985
Explosion destroys taxi, A propane-powered Beck Taxi cab blew up on Queen St
Explosion destroys taxi, A propane-powered Beck Taxi cab blew up on Queen St
Darrell, Dick
12/11/1984
Propane explosion wrecks service station, Cars sit in the rubble of the Malhi Auto Services garage on Weston Rd
Propane explosion wrecks service station, Cars sit in the rubble of the Malhi Auto Services garage on Weston Rd
Toronto Star (Firm)
11/18/1986
Cabbage survives propane explosion, A back taxi driver escaped with minor burns when his cab exploded and was hurled across Dundas St. near Church at about 10 p.m
Cabbage survives propane explosion, A back taxi driver escaped with minor burns when his cab exploded and was hurled across Dundas St. near Church at about 10 p.m
Gardner, Scott
7/25/1989
Explosions - Canada - Ontario - 1980
Explosions - Canada - Ontario - 1980
Bull, Ron
7/31/1996
Explosions - Canada - Ontario - Toronto 1950 - 1971
Explosions - Canada - Ontario - Toronto 1950 - 1971
Toronto Star (Firm)
n.d.