Freak Fire Wrecks Plant
Freak Fire Wrecks Plant
Clip: 353872_1_1
Year Shot: 1956
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1616
Original Film: 029-010-02
HD: N/A
Location: Long Beach, California
Timecode: 00:01:15 - 00:02:10
A freak blaze caused by a flood in an auto plant spreads to a fuel depot and endangers an entire waterfront. Firemen, in constant danger, tackle a job that lasts almost a whole day as one after another of the fuel storage tanks explode. This spectacular blaze cost over one million in damage. POV - Passenger side of a moving car. MS - Bellowing smoke and firefighters. MCUS - Firefighters. CUS - Bellowing smoke. MS - Firefighters standing on a sea wall fighting the fire. MS - Firemen fighting the fire standing in four feet of water. MS - Firemen standing in water up to their waist fighting the fire with fire hoses. MS - Palets surrounded by water, spots of fire and bellowing smoke.