Fire!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1439A
Date Released
3 Jan 1957
Date Other
Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire!. DESCRIPTION: In California a serious bush-fire through the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains, near Los Angeles, defied thousands of fire-fighters, destroying scores of houses and laying waste some 70 square miles. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the fire. People fighting the fire. People clearing homes. Sheep running. Panning shot of burnt out homes. Man and girl walk along the road. Fire raging.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; California
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69307
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fire!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1439A, 3 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21405 (Accessed 04 Apr 2026)