| WHAT A CARELESS SMOKER CAN DO! A discarded cigarette butt sets fire to Southport | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5503 |
| Catalog #: | 253333 | |
| Clip Number: | 253333-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/60 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:26 - 01:27:24 | |
| Location: | Southport, Lancashire, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Piers, Docks & Harbors DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | “Lancashire. What a careless smoker can do! Southport Pier second largest in the country - practically destroyed - and all started from a dropped cigarette end!” Southport, Lancashire. Aerial views of the burnt remains of Southend Pier. Smoke and steam still rises from where the fire had been. Views from the remaining part of the pier showing the wreckage following the fire. Some pockets of fire are still visible. | |
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