Learning on ScreenChemical Works Explosion
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chemical Works Explosion. DESCRIPTION: Scenes of devastation after the explosion at the Nypro Chemical Works at Flixborough, Lincolnshire. Twenty nine killed and many injured. SHOTLIST: GV chemical works on fire & smoking, some people & firemen standing (night). GV mass of smoke at night. GV works smoking and on fire, firemen standing in f/g night. GV twisted smoking girders and burnt out buildings. GV pan burnt out works next morning. SV burnt out building, twisted metal still smoking. SV ditto & a tractor. LV column of smoke with damaged building in f/g. SV damaged buildings. GV house with roof blown in & windows as well. SV car and garage both badly damaged. STV car with windows all blown in. GV pan row of houses with roofs blown in & windows. SV door of house smashed off. CU smashed windows. SV wreckage in a garage (bikes & tools etc.). SV interior kitchen wrecked by blast. GV house wrecked. SV angle shot window blown out with flame just hole in wall with bits of wood. GV firemen watching by fire engine. CU burst water hose being patched up. CU mangled car. CU two firemen having a bite to eat. SV pan wrecked & mangled cars. SV firemen standing by engines with column of smoke in b/g. CU firemen. SV lorry among wreckage. SV car in wrecked garage and broken down wall. GV pan chemicals works smouldering. CU two firemen officials. LV column of smoke in midst of works. SV pan ditto.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Accidents and disasters
- Locations
- Flixborough
- Card file number
- 99994
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Keith Pettinger
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 206
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