California Oil Fire Blazes Furiously
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: California Oil Fire Blazes Furiously. DESCRIPTION: Explosion of gas tank and burning liquid causes loss of ten lives and terrible ruin at Long Beach. SHOTLIST: Pan shot around ruins. Explosions and fire and smoke in distance. Blazing fire and smoke coming from same, with oil well derricks in background. Close shot of flames and smoke. Elevated shot of man throwing sand into pools of oil to stop fire spreading. Shot of fire and smoke.
- Keywords
- Fires; Accidents and disasters
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 2446
- Length of story (in feet)
- 58
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How to cite this record
'California Oil Fire Blazes Furiously', British Movietone News Issue No. 211, 19 Jun 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4248 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)