News in Brief: Fire Havoc

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1365A
Date Released
4 Aug 1955
Date submitted
Jul 1955
Date submitted
2 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Jehovah’s Witnesses
  2. 2Holiday Scene: Cowes Week
  3. 3Holiday Scene: Cricket
  4. 4Holiday Scene: Sport Festival
  5. 5Holiday Scene: Beside the Sea
  6. 6News in Brief: Shipwreck
  7. 7News in Brief: Fire Havoc
  8. 8News in Brief: Motor Cycle Spill
  9. 9Athletics - A Record Meeting

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Folks Home Fire. DESCRIPTION: 286 inmates of a Home for Old People in Topeka, Kansas, were saved when their home was threatened by fire. SHOTLIST: GV of building on fire. Inmates being saved. Roof falling.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Kansas; Topeka
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
64182
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
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