The Firewall Steam Curtain
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: The second of two items on oil and chemical fire hazards and ways of tackling them. This item deals in particular with the hazard of gas leaks at chemical plants, which can lead to explosions. Explains the use at a chemical complex in the north of England of the Firewall Steam Curtain system to control the problem.
- Keywords
- Fires; Industry and manufacture; Explosions; Safety devices
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/375
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Jumoke Debayo
- Presenter
- Rudolph Walker
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'The Firewall Steam Curtain', London Line Issue No. 375, 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/350541 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)