5,000 Made Destitute As Raging Flames Raze Native Homes

Clip: 340059_1_1

Year Shot: 1931 (Estimated Year)

Audio: No

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1505

Original Film: 003-039-10

HD: N/A

Location: MANILA, Philippines

Timecode: 00:30:11 - 00:30:44

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High contrast, dull images Fire sweeps slum section of city, rendering filipinos hutless. Thatch-roofed domiciles fall in hundreds as path is cut through by conflagration. To evade greater damage and stem the tide of destruction rescuers pick up homes and walk.