Gas Fire Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1910
Date Released
10 Jan 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Gas Fire Tragedy
  2. 2On with the Quest
  3. 3Towards World Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas Fire Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: A disastrous explosion at a Tank Farm in an oil refinery near Lyon. A thousand firemen from all over France fought the flames which killed eleven and injured more than ninety. SHOTLIST: GV tank farm on fire. GV ditto. GV ditto with thick black smoke rising. GV pan tanks on fire. GV ditto. Pan up smoke rising from burning tanks. GV fire area. GV ditto looking past onlookers.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
France; Lyon
Footage sources
France
Card file number
90648
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
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