| NY Subways Crippled By Raging Fire | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1620 |
| Catalog #: | 354211 | |
| Clip Number: | 354211-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-058-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:13:44 - 00:14:41 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York OCCUPATIONS: Fire & Rescue | |
| Description: | Raging for 48 hours, New York's worst fire in thirty-four years razes Wanamaker’s department store building, a 94-year landmark. 150 Out of 600 firemen were felled while fighting the blaze, which took millions of gallons of water-a torrent which washed out a subway station, crippling service on the city's east side for at least two weeks. Establishing shot - Shot taken from above shows the billowing smoke coming out of the buildings. LL - Five men (?) pointing at the burning building. MS - Silhouettes of two fire men holding a fire hose with water coming out of it, pointed at the fire inside the burning building. MS - Exhausted firemen sitting on the sidewalk outside the building. MS - New York City street cluttered with fire hoses. Fire trucks and firemen off to the side. MS - Running water going down into the sub-way and a fire truck passes by the eye of the camera. MS - Flooded sub-way. | |
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