Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Barking Blaze

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
960A
Date Released
30 Oct 1947
Date submitted
28 Oct 1947
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Barking Blaze. DESCRIPTION: The fire at a four-acre rubber dump caused a great many problems for the National Fire Service. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS firemen fighting fire. Various shots of firemen running out hoses, playing water on flames, smoke rising from rubber. Shots of rubber burning, smouldering. Various shots of rivers of molten rubber and resin in streets and yard of factory, firemen walk through same, like a thin mud. GVs of firemen fighting the fire. Some very good shots of fire fighting in this. Stacks of timber which are threatened by fire, barrel of turpentine or some inflammable liquid.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland or Newcastle.
Keywords
Emergency services
Locations
Essex; Barking Creek
Card file number
49361
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Barking Blaze', British Movietone News Issue No. 960A, 30 Oct 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14743 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)