Spectacular fire rips through home in Vaughan on Saturday

by The Bulldog • September 23, 2017

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A fire worthy of the term conflagration has destroyed a home on Lady Valentina Avenue near Heintzman Crescent in Vaughan. The late afternoon fire was called in at about 5 p.m. There were no injuries.

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