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Thousands Homeless after Great Fire

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/37
Date Released
6 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1With the Navy
  2. 2Their Majesties See for Themselves
  3. 3Victim of the Black Out at Sea
  4. 4Thousands Homeless after Great Fire
  5. 5President Roosevelt Meets Mackenzie King
  6. 6Newfoundlanders on Parade
  7. 7Nazi Plane Crashes in Essex
  8. *Rome Celebrations
  9. *Irish Trade Mission for London
  10. *International Football in Dublin

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
The major part of the city of Colon in Panama suffers one of the worst fires in recent years.
Keywords
Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Panama; Colon
Length of story (in feet)
106
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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