| WOOD FIRE INFERNO People are evacuated when a big fire at a timber yard threatens nearby houses. Barking. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5838 |
| Catalog #: | 20567 | |
| Clip Number: | 20567-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/1 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:03 - 01:49:19 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work INDUSTRY: Logging & Lumber / Timber LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Wood fire inferno. Barking, Greater London. L/S of the burning timber yard with houses in foreground. Various shots of flames from the timber yard towering above building. M/S fireman at top of escape ladder using hose, the flames leap high above the building. C/U's fireman with hose. Various shots of the burning wood stacks. M/S of the row of houses from which families had to be evacuated, hoses are being directed on the roofs of the houses. M/S people who have left their homes standing in the street watching the fire. C/U small girl, pan to bundle of possessions. M/S various objects which the people have taken from their homes and put in the street. C/U two women in the street. M/S young boys with an elderly woman. C/U woman. M/S interior of Gascoyne Road School where the evacuated families are being given mattresses and blankets. C/U woman holding beaker and some food. M/S helpers taking mattresses from a pile. M/S of the burning timber yard. | |
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