Fighting Hazard in the Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1895A
Date Released
30 Sep 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fighting Hazard in the Home. DESCRIPTION: A company that’s been specialising in fire fighting equipment for over 30 years has come up with a new extinguisher with a trigger, which sprays a heavy vapour over the blaze which then goes out in a few seconds. SHOTLIST: MS woman lights gas ring of cooker. MCU telephone. MS woman goes to answer the phone and throws a tea towel over the gas cooker. MCU tea towel catching alight. CU woman gets extinguisher down from the wall. MCU woman spraying the fire with the extinguisher. CU ditto. MCU ditto.
Keywords
Safety devices
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
90258
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fighting Hazard in the Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1895A, 30 Sep 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26163 (Accessed 05 Aug 2025)