Bcf Fights Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1797
Date Released
11 Nov 1963
Date submitted
5 Nov 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bcf Fights Fire. DESCRIPTION: BCF which stands for Bromo-Chloro-Difluoro Methane has been designed to deal chiefly with electrical fires or inflammable liquids where the use of water isn’t suitable. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS barrels of gunpowder. CU skull and crossbones on same. MCU man dressed up as Guy Fawkes. GV same sets light to boxes. LS same extinguished by BCF extinguisher. CU sausages in frying pan. CU chef. LS frying pan bursts into flames. CU startled chef. CU flames extinguished with BCF. LS car bonnet opened. CU flames from car extinguished. GV bath of oil. CU flames. CU extinguisher nozzle. GV fire extinguisher. BCF stands for: Bromochlorodifluoromethane and is developed by ICI.
Keywords
Science and technology; Safety devices
Locations
London; Haringey
Card file number
87500
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bcf Fights Fire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1797, 11 Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25321 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)