Gas Explosion

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1480

Date Released

14 Oct 1957

Date submitted

10 Oct 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Conservative Conference
2. 2Dancing Time
3. 3The Queen at Horse Show
4. 4Canada Drives On
5. 5Gas Explosion
6. 6Hair Raising Styles
7. 7A Dummy Run

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dusseldorf Explosion. DESCRIPTION: Devastating in Dusseldorf, following an explosion at a large filling station. Five cylinders of Methane gas exploded, one of them was thought to have sprung a leak. Damage was estimated at over 420 thousand pounds, thirty people were injured. SHOTLIST: GV of wreckage. Firemen with hoses putting out flames. SCU fire. GV of wreckage. CU blasted car with shattered windscreen. CU shattered shop windows. GV of damaged area.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Explosions; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Germany; Dusseldorf

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

71858

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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