Fire!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1491A
Date Released
2 Jan 1958
Date submitted
30 Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pittsburgh Fire. DESCRIPTION: Familiar enough to war time pilots - a town on fire. But there was no conflict there, Pittsburgh in peacetime, and the only battle is the onslaught by firemen. Forty brigades were called out, but they couldn’t confine the flames, and a whole district was engulfed. Four firemen were injured, and two people died of heart attacks during the fearful disaster. SHOTLIST: General view HA of Pittsburgh, shots of flames. Shots of firemen working to put flames out. Shots of houses on fire. Shots of houses with pieces falling away in flames. Smoke. TA Pittsburgh.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Pittsburgh
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
72443
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fire!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1491A, 2 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22114 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)