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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

February 3, 2009 - 11:18 am
3rd Alarm - 1369 Queen St. East
Rescue 326 found heavy smoke coming from a townhouse tucked away in the rear of a complex off Queen St. at Knox Ave., and advanced lines amongst reports of people trapped in the unit. A male victim was rescued and removed to hospital, while a female victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The fire began when the female victim, hooked up to an oxygen tank, lit a cigarette, causing the tank to explode.
Responding Units: R326, P324, P323, A324, C32, S313, A226, A/L333, R225, P322, P325, P333, R321, Hz145, C33, Cmd30, C30, A322, P226, R224, P313, C34, P344, C8, C6, Box12, R325, C1

Photos by Kevin Hardinge











4 comments:

  1. Excellent pictures Kevin!! Great coverage.

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  2. Anonymous3/2/09 18:37

    Great Shots Kevin!!!

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  3. Cool Pictures! I was gonna go down but i was all the way at station house 114 and thought by time i get down there everyone would clear.

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