| WORLD'S GREATEST OIL FIRE Fire envelops and destroys tanks containing millions of gallons of oil in California. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5337 |
| Catalog #: | 101061 | |
| Clip Number: | 101061-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1287 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:43 - 01:24:26 | |
| Location: | California, United States of America | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California | |
| Description: | WORLD'S GREATEST OIL FIRE. Awe-inspiring scenes as mountain high flames envelop and destroy tanks containing 4 1/2 million gallons of oil. California, United States of America, U.S.A. L/S of rolling hills, massive clouds of black smoke rise from the distance. L/S of the smoke blocking out most of the sky, a small figure of a cameraman operating a camera on a tripod seen in the foreground. Panning L/S of the burning oil tanks, not only is there thick black smoke but also enormous flames. L/S of the enormous smoke clouds, in the foreground a man runs out of a bungalow. M/S of cows in front of a barn, in the background are large clouds of black smoke. Various aerial shots of the vast fire and clouds of smoke. | |
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