| FIRE (aka NEW YORK BLAZE) New York firemen fight the city's most savage blaze for twenty years. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5787 |
| Catalog #: | 35752 | |
| Clip Number: | 35752-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/59 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:01 - 01:45:48 | |
| Location: | New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | WANAMAKER'S STORE DESTROYED IN WORST FIRE FOR TWENTY YEARS New York firemen fight the city's most savage blaze for twenty years. New York, NY United States of America (USA). GV. Angle of the Wanamaker's store blazing with the smoke coming out of the windows. LV. Showing firemen's truck in foreground with firemen training hoses up onto the building. LV. Angle shot of smoke pouring out of windows and roof. GV. Night time, showing the hoses etc., being trained up onto the building from the street. GTV. Pan up to building showing fire trucks in the street training hoses onto building and smoke pouring out onto roof. SCU. Firemen giving instructions. SV. Firemen on truck training hose up to building. GV. From the roof of the building opposite, showing the blaze. GV. Angle shot, smoke etc., pouring from windows. SV. Firemen on truck with hoses aiming at the fire. LV. From ground of firemen up extension ladder training hose up and down front of building. LV. Firemen up extension ladder and on ground training hoses up and down front of building. GV. Street, showing water in the road. SV. Inside, railway subway flooded by water used on blaze. SV. Inside, subway, people mopping and sweeping water away. GV. Street with the fire blazing and hoses still being trained on the building. | |
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