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Planned Fire in a Roc-D’or Campsite

Sepia photograph of a log cabin set on fire. A large cloud of smoke fills the upper half of the photograph. A dozen curious onlookers attend the scene. On the left is a sign, "Maple Leaf CAFE Chop Suey and Rooms".

Date : Unknown

Credits : BAnQ Québec, ministère des Affaires municipales fonds

Usually, bulldozers would destroy buildings that could not be moved to Malartic. Sometimes, obstacles prevented machinery from getting close enough. The building would be burned to the ground.