United States News: Oil Explosion

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1154

Date Released

16 Jul 1951

Date submitted

9 Jul 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Home News: Reuter’s Centenary
2. 2Home News: Nelson Statue
3. 3Home News: Festival Fare
4. 4Korean Memorial
5. 5United States News: Malik’s Farewell
6. 6United States News: Logging Slip
7. 7United States News: Sky Rocket
8. 8United States News: Oil Explosion
9. 9Champion’s Homecoming

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Section Title

United States News

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: United States News - Oil Explosion. DESCRIPTION: Exploding tanks and raging oil, fires at Newark, New Jersey, recently provided a terrifying spectacle of destruction that could be seen for fifty miles. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of oil blaze. Various aerials of oil blazing, huge columns of smoke rising. Ground shots of containers ablaze.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Fires; Explosions; Accidents and disasters

Locations

New Jersey; Newark

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

55763

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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