Nettet17. mar. 2024 · When first responders arrived at the scene in the Hogg’s Hollow neighbourhood in Toronto, they quickly realized this was no small fire: six men were trapped more than 30-feet underground. While one would be rescued later that night, the other five would tragically perish in what would become known as the Hogg’s Hollow … http://spacing.ca/toronto/2024/03/17/remembering-the-hoggs-hollow-disaster/
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NettetOn this day in labor history, the year was 1960. That was the day five Italian immigrant workers were killed in Toronto, Ontario in what is known as the Hoggs Hollow Tragedy. Referred to as sandhogs, workers sought to connect a pumping station to the water distribution network. They were building a water main in a tunnel under the Don River. NettetFive Italian Canadian workers were killed while constructing a tunnel at Hogg’s Hollow (near Old York Mills Road and Yonge Street): Pasquale Allegrezza, Giovanni Carriglio, Giovanni Fusillo, and brothers Alessandro and Guido Mantella. spanky actor
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Nettet16. mar. 2010 · In the days after the Hogg’s Hollow tragedy of March 17, 1960, remembered today on its 50th anniversary, many hard working immigrant construction … Nettet17. mar. 2024 · Originally published as a Historicist column on Torontoist on March 20, 2010, marking the 50th anniversary of the Hogg's Hollow Disaster. Images have been revised for this version. Artist Laurie Swim and her quilt "Breaking Ground" at York Mills Station. Photo by Larry Goldstein, Wikimedia Commons. This week saw the installation … NettetTHE HOGGS HOLLOW TRAGEDY. On the evening of March 17, 1960, St. Patrick’s Day, a fire broke out in the main shaft of a watermain tunnel being built under the West Don River, in the area known as Hoggs Hollow. The fire had been caused by an overheated electric wire during the welding of one of the pipe sections. tea with a pony