News in Brief: Fire at the Gpo

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1322A

Date Released

7 Oct 1954

Date submitted

5 Oct 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Nine Powers Agree
2. 2News in Brief: The American Hac
3. 3News in Brief: Jet Noise Abatement
4. 4News in Brief: Fire at the Gpo
5. 5By the Way - Pearlies Parade
6. 6By the Way - Animal Sunday
7. 7By the Way - Nigerian Nuptials
8. 8The Naval Scene - Submarine Escape Apparatus
9. 9The Naval Scene - HMS Ceylon and Magpie
10. 10Soccer - England Beat Ireland

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 10

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire at the Gpo. DESCRIPTION: 2,000 workers were successfully evacuated from GPO headquarters at Mount Pleasant, when a fire got a firm hold there. SHOTLIST: GV of Mount Pleasant Post Office. Smoke pouring out of the windows. CU shots of firemen. Fire engines. Hoses. Crowd shots.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters

Locations

London; Mount Pleasant

Card file number

61986

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

36

Story extras:

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