Grain Plant Crashes in £300,000 Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
187A
Date Released
5 Jan 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grain Plant Crashes in Chicago Grain Fire. DESCRIPTION: Huge elevators are burnt in Chicago river blaze resulting in two deaths and many injuries. SHOTLIST: Long shot of burning buildings with hoses playing on same. Shot across river of elevators crashing in flames. Elevated shots of burning wreckage. Close shot of same. Ship passes front of camera. Burning part of building falls into river.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Fires; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2186
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Grain Plant Crashes in £300,000 Fire', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 187A, 5 Jan 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/1112 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)