Fire and Flood

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1320A
Date Released
23 Sep 1954
Date submitted
20 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire Outbreak. DESCRIPTION: When fire broke out in a seed-grain warehouse at Daumesnil in Paris, firemen were called from all over the city. Four hundred firemen were engaged in fighting the blaze. SHOTLIST: Scenes of firemen fighting the fire. Shots of hoses and jets of water. Firemen. CU of firemen holding the nozzles. Scenes of burning and charred remains.
Keywords
Emergency services; Accidents and disasters
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
61878
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fire and Flood', British Movietone News Issue No. 1320A, 23 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19537 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)