Colossal Oil Blaze Rages at Liverpool

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
188
Date Released
9 Jan 1933
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colossal Oil Blaze at Liverpool. DESCRIPTION: 84,000 gallon petrol tank burns at Ellesmere Port to imminent danger of adjacent containers. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of firemen etc. grouped round fire blazing away. Close shot of group of workmen watching fire. Shot of smoke belching from container. CU of hose with jet from same. long shot of containers. Pan shot to top of container. Elevated shot of fire burning. Night shot. Pan shot of fire burning, firemen fighting same.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2192
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Colossal Oil Blaze Rages at Liverpool', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 188, 9 Jan 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/1115 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)