| Fire East 68th | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1960 |
| Catalog #: | 319249 | |
| Clip Number: | 319249-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 532 | |
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| Year Shot: | 1973 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work OCCUPATIONS: Journalism, Reporters | |
| Description: | A small group of people are gathered outside a white suburban home. CU of smoke rising from wood. View of firefighter using a hose on exterior wall. A small amount of white smoke rises from the wood panneling. Part of the wall is charred black from the smoke. View of an African-American man comforting an African-American woman who is crying. Man has his arm around her shoulders. Caucasian male reporter interviews woman. The woman wears a single roller in the front of her hair. The rest of her head is covered by a scarf. The distraught woman states that she was in the house cleaning up just before the fire started. Reporter asks the woman if she had noticed anything at that time. Woman states that she did not. Reporter asks woman where her children were at that time. Woman states that she had just let them outside. The two go on to talk about the smoke, calling the fire department and the safety of everyone inside. | |
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