Colossal Oil Blaze Rages at Liverpool

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

188

Date Released

9 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Survivors of Liner Tell Pitiful Tale
2. 2Light Blue Oarsmen Start Work Early
3. 3Calvin Coolidge Passes Suddenly
4. 4Colossal Oil Blaze Rages at Liverpool
5. 5Cosgrave Promises to Restore Market
6. 6Chelsea Arts Ball Draws Half London

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colossal Oil Blaze at Liverpool. DESCRIPTION: 84,000 gallon petrol tank burns at Ellesmere Port to imminent danger of adjacent containers. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of firemen etc. grouped round fire blazing away. Close shot of group of workmen watching fire. Shot of smoke belching from container. CU of hose with jet from same. long shot of containers. Pan shot to top of container. Elevated shot of fire burning. Night shot. Pan shot of fire burning, firemen fighting same.

Keywords

Fires; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2192

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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