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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
4
A royal proclamation stresses Canada’s decade of fire tragedy with 5 356 lives lost and 16 000 seriously injured, totaling over a billion dollars in direct and indirect costs. It highlights Fire Prevention Week and urges home safety campaigns to curb wasteful losses. Authorities and sponsors unite to push fire safety across 700 municipalities.
The Acton Volunteer Fire Department is on 24 hour call and urges residents to observe Fire Prevention Week from October 9 to October 15. They emphasize readying homes and workplaces to prevent fires and to cooperate with fire inspectors to reduce risk and protect lives and property.
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