| PRISON FIRE HORROR Firemen put out the last of the fire in a prison which killed 319 men who were locked in their cells. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5423 |
| Catalog #: | 101318 | |
| Clip Number: | 101318-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1707 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:37 - 01:11:54 | |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work LAW: Enforcement, Prisons LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Ohio | |
| Description: | Prison fire horror. 319 men in locked cells "killed like rats in a trap" in terrible fire disaster. Columbus, Ohio, United States of America (USA, U.S.A.). M/S of fire-fighters spraying the remains of the prison from hoses. L/S pan across the wreckage which is smoking as firemen turn their jets on it. Various shots of the fire-fighters. L/S of a man walking down the row of prison cells, M/S inside burnt cell. | |
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