Fire and Tornado Havoc America

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1684
Date Released
21 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
More than two thousand people killed, fifteen hundred injured, when one of worst tornados in American history strikes Texas-Oklahoma border country. Famous Treasure Island Naval Base becomes roaring inferno. Fire attributed to defective electric wire.
Keywords
Weather; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
United States of America; Texas; San Francisco; Oklahoma; Glazier; Woodward
Footage sources
Paramount [United States]
Library number
16143
Credits:
Camera
E. K. Edwards
Camera
J.T. Rucker
Camera
Yoder
Length of story (in feet)
118
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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'Fire and Tornado Havoc America', British Paramount News Issue No. 1684, 21 Apr 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40504 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)