Flash Point

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 25th Year

Issue

Issue No.

9

Date Released

May 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flash Point
2. 2Tom McGuinness

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

BFI synopsis: CU coal falling onto a conveyor belt. CU mines operating power-loading machines. CU flash as methane gas (firedamp) ignites explosion and fire. Miners spraying water onto fire; shots of fire. Power-loading machines in operation as coal falls. CU coalface. Mock up of coal cutting face on surface. Simulation of firedamp build up. Engineer entering mobile laboratory to check records of build up; CU graph showing measurements. Engineer measuring build up at coal face. Miner clearing accumulation of coal from power driven cutting machines to help ventilation and to remove pyrites that may cause combustion. CU coal cutting machines. Laboratory experiments. Rotation of a block of sandstone against cutting pick to establish point of ignition of firedamp and air - simulation of mine conditions. Geologists testing coalface for fire damp. Miner checking power driven cutter testing air velocity and circulation.

Keywords

Mining

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Films on Coal Catalogue   1973, p.62
Viewing Copy - bfi screenonline
BFI Screenonline synopsis   ID No.721743

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit