Texas City Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1685
Date Released
24 Apr 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Seven hundred dead, two thousand injured in oil-blaze that destroyed city. Pictures taken at height of catastrophe show actual explosions.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Texas; Texas City
Footage sources
Paramount [United States]
Pathe [United States]
Library number
16152
Credits:
Camera
Al Mingalone
Camera
Yoder
Length of story (in feet)
198
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
info@screenocean.com
Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX
Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Texas City Disaster', British Paramount News Issue No. 1685, 24 Apr 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40508 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)