News in Brief: Oil Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343
Date Released
28 Feb 1955
Date submitted
24 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Fire at Shellhaven. DESCRIPTION: Started by an explosion in a tank of naptha, the fire at Shell Haven was prevented from destroying the whole installation by the work of 200 firemen. SHOTLIST: KS. GV of damaged oil tanks and other installations. The camera pans round the fire-swept area and picks out a number of heat twisted installations and still smouldering tanks. One shot of firemen still playing their hoses on the smouldering area. Foam rather than water appears to be used.
Keywords
Emergency services; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Essex; Shell Haven oil refiney
Footage sources
Shell Film Unit
Card file number
62973
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:

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'News in Brief: Oil Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1343, 28 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19885 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)