Petrol Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1162
Date Released
10 Sep 1951
Date Other
Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Petrol Fire. DESCRIPTION: One of the worst peacetime oil fires at Avonmouth, Bristol, as 22 tanks holding millions of gallons of petrol exploded into flames. SHOTLIST: Worst peacetime petrol fire. 22 tanks holding millions of gallons of petrol go up in flames. Aerials of the scene and ground shots of fire fighting with foam. Petrol Fire Aftermath.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Explosions; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Bristol; Avonmouth
Card file number
56051
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Petrol Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1162, 10 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17359 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)