Grain Plant Crashes in £300,000 Fire

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

187A

Date Released

5 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hindenburg Holds New Year Reception
2. 2Atlantique Burns in Mid Channel
3. 3Movietone Thinks of Purchasing New Car
4. 4Western Australia Makes War on Emus
5. 5Big Gales Increase Coastal Vigilance
6. 6Alfred Noyes Points Value of the Arts
7. 7Grain Plant Crashes in £300,000 Fire

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grain Plant Crashes in Chicago Grain Fire. DESCRIPTION: Huge elevators are burnt in Chicago river blaze resulting in two deaths and many injuries. SHOTLIST: Long shot of burning buildings with hoses playing on same. Shot across river of elevators crashing in flames. Elevated shots of burning wreckage. Close shot of same. Ship passes front of camera. Burning part of building falls into river.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Fires; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2186

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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