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Wexford Presbyterian Church - Oct 31 1981 - 7 Elinor Ave
                      

Lumberking - Kingston Rd. & Celeste Dr. (by Guildwood GO Station) May 23, 1984

				P. Bolton, Capt. G. Allen,    D/C  E. Ford

26 Homes Destroyed - June/1986

Fire in the Brimley Road and Steeles Ave. area destroyed 26 homes under construction in June of 1986. This was one of a number of fire in North Scarborough and Markham. In these pictures you can see Snorkel 10 doing what it was designed for.

105 Homes destroyed - 1987

Scarborough and Markham firefighters joined forces to battle this blaze that broke out on the morning of Tuesday, May 12, 1987. Located at Steeles Ave. and McCowan Rd. the fire destroyed 105 new homes and caused $21 million in damages. Eight vehicles and 34 firefighters assisted Markham fire in this battle.

The Ziner Lumber Fire - 1988

Ziner lumber was located just South of Steeles Ave. and west of Midland Ave. Over a period of 5 days and nights 25 department vehicles, 159 firefighters and a total of 1,479 man- hours were required to extinguish the Ziner Lumber fire which started on June 17, 1988. Damages were estimated at  8 Million Dollars. At one point the fire seemed to create its own weather when a tornado spout was observed the result of huge amounts of water being used turning to steam. Thermal columns could be seen lifting sheets of plywood and metal into the sky.

Goodwill Fire - November 26, 1988 - 1536 hrs.

3160 Eglinton Ave. E. - Fire loss $20.000.00 Contents $50.000.00 - Condition on Arrival  1540 hrs. Working fire, thick black smoke. Total manpower 16 - P4 P7 A7 SC7 C7. Suspected that children playing with matches, ignited a pile of clothes under a table.

Crupi Fire - 477 Brimley Rd. - Dec 01 1988 - 0347 hrs

Condition on Arrival @ 0351 hrs. West side and center of building were fully involved and spreading throughout the building and roof area.                 Total manpower 37 - P4 P1 P8 P6 P7 A3 A7 SC8 C3 C7 C1 C6 Support 1

67 Conference Blvd - Dec 16 1988 1000 hrs

Fire loss $90.000.00  Contents $70,000.00 Condition on Arrival 1011 hrs. Working fire, heavy smoke, South East  bedroom fully involved. Heat and smoke damage severe. Total manpower 17 - P15 P12 A7 SC8 C3 (Hall 7's run area)
 

Kennedy Rd. & Eglinton - January 1, 1989 - 0732hrs - 2383, 2385, 2387, 2389 Eglinton Ave. E.

This early morning fire on New Years day caused an estimated 2 million dollars damage to stores and offices. Two firefighters were injured at this blaze. This was just another of those fire where the heavy and slow moving dinosaur like Snorkels (9 & 10) proved they were worth their weight in gold!

Working fire,2nd floor offices fully involved. Total manpower 65 - P3 P1 A3 SC8 C3 P8 P4 A5 P6 C13 C6 C7 P11 A12 P15 C1 Snor10.

1211 Kennedy - March 1989

On March 9, 1989 this night time explosion caused an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damages to the building and broke many windows in the area. No one was injured in this explosion and amazingly the car stayed on the hoist.

North Scarborough Barn Fire - 1989

This was just one of many spectacular barn fires which were somewhat common years ago. This fire on March 22, 1989 destroyed the 100year old structure. Ironically there are still many barns in the north east area of Scarborough - some say just waiting their turn.

Glen Eagles Hotel - 1990

In 1931 Henry Massie purchased the land around the Glen Eagles. A two rut road running through the area in the 1930's later became known as Twyn Rivers Drive. What is today known as Sheppard Ave was known as the Lansing Cut-Off in the 1950's. When the throughfare was constructed Massie sold 50 acres of the property. Commercial trucks and other vehicles used the route to bypass downtown  Toronto to move between Kingston Rd
(Hwy #2) and Young Street at Sheppard Ave - an area known then as "Old Lansing". By 1941 the Glen Eagles Manor owners received a liquor license and the house was used for a dining room and beer hall. Local residents of that time recall a large dance hall that was built prior to World War II. Local newspaper advertisements show the Glen Eagles as a popular spot until the dance hall burnt down many years before the Glen Eagles itself was destroyed by fire in 1990. Today the corner of Twyn Rivers and Sheppard Ave where the Glen Eagles once stood has been turned into a vista  point for the Rouge Valley and is protected by the government as part of the Rouge Valley Conservation.

[Pics courtesy of Al Watterson]