| Fifteen Million Dollar Oil Blaze | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1648 |
| Catalog #: | 355592 | |
| Clip Number: | 355592-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-042-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:09:19 - 00:10:06 | |
| Location: | Long Beach, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Explosions DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California | |
| Description: | Fooage is damaged. Blurry lines top and bottom In Long Beach, California, an explosion of huge storage tanks of oil sets off an inferno. Fire rages out of control. Firemen are handicapped by failing water pressure. It is a desperate battle to bring the conflagration under control. The toll is heavy from the result of the explosion, 2-dead, 4-injured and 15 million dollars in damage. At the bottom of the screen there's a police car, truck and all that black thick smoke from the burning storage tank. MLS - Workers from the plant standing and watching the fire, in the distance you see the water spraying the fire. MS - The turblulance of the fire burning bellowing thick smoke. MS - Two firemen maning a fire hose. MS - The bellowing smoke and fire. MS - Plant employees watching the fire. LS - Thick black smoke rising above the plant buildings in the back ground.. | |
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