Oil Disaster at Avonmouth

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
51/73
Date Released
10 Sep 1951
Length of issue (in feet)
657
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Braemar Gathering
  2. 2K.O.Y.L.I’s back from Malaya
  3. 3"Meteor" Beats Height Record
  4. 4Keenan wins Bantam title
  5. 5Oil Disaster at Avonmouth

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Huge blaze following explosion destroys more than 12 million gallons of petrol.
Keywords
Fires
Locations
Avonmouth
Footage sources
Library
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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