Sahara Burn-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1705A
Date Released
8 Feb 1962
Date submitted
6 Feb 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Scotland’s Shock Victory
  2. 2New Look Jet Takes Shape
  3. 3Ex-Champ Shows Stamina
  4. 4Castle into College
  5. 5New Spring for Springboards
  6. 6Sahara Burn-Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sahara Burn-Up - Oil Fire. DESCRIPTION: Natural gas caught fire last November in French gasfields in the Sahara, the biggest blazing gas main you’re ever likely to see! They had to clear nearby installations before attempting to quell the monster. The Adair Company from the States, who specialise in taming wild wells, soon had their plane underway, to cap the blazing gas from close quarters. If they failed to succeed, the gas could go on burning, possibly for a hundred years! SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS fire. Zoom to fire. MCU fire. MCU fire. MS wreckage being taken away. LS fire. MCU three men. MS man with badge on back. MS men (4 shots). Pan hose pipes. MS two men. MS sheet of metal falls past man. MS fire. (2 shots) hose pipes. MS pan up fire.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Sahara Desert
Footage sources
France
Card file number
83859
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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