| Fire Ravage Coast: Thousands Fight Widespread Blazer | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1728 |
| Catalog #: | 426406 | |
| Clip Number: | 426406-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-077-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:26:00 - 00:27:03 | |
| Location: | California | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Fires DISASTERS: Fires, Forest or Brush LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Northern | |
| Description: | The worst series of forest fires in California since the disastrous blazes of 1961 have destroyed thousands of acres of woodlands and hundreds of homes. From Calistoga, north of San Francisco, to Santa Barbara in the South, many of the fires rage out of control. Only a drenching rain will prevent the infernos from spreading. Looking from the grape farmland you see the bellows of smoke from the mountains. Trees are on fire, burning. A house that is partially caved in and burning. Very little standing that is left of a home, a fireplace, part of the foundation and a beam. A nice raised ranch home, the roof is on fire and you can see through the windows the fire is inside eating up everything. Same house, it is really burning inside now, its a solid wall of flames. The other side of the house is engulfed in flames as well. When this is over there will be nothing left. Nothing but the ruins of a home. Part of the fire place is left standing and a child's swing set. | |
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