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THE PERIL OF THE DROUGHT

The Peril Of The Drought (1921)

During the heatwave burning crops and haystacks are tackled by fire...

TO BLAZES WITH WALKIE TALKIE

To Blazes With Walkie Talkie (1946)

Short wave radio is used by firemen on emergency calls.

FAIRY FILAMENTS

Fairy Filaments (1940)

Demonstrations of glassblowing, the making of fibreglass and inflammable fabric.

EXPERIMENTING WITH PORTABLE PUMP IN POLAND

Experimenting With Portable Pump In Poland (1938)

Firemen in Poland put out a fire using a portable...

RUBBER WAREHOUSE BLAZE

Rubber Warehouse Blaze (1928)

London's fire fighters put out blaze at warehouse which makes rubber. ...

WALLPAPER FACTORY BLAZE aka WALL PAPER FACTORY BLAZE

Wallpaper Factory Blaze AKA Wall Paper Factory Blaze (1928)

A wallpaper factory blazes and...

THEY'RE ALL SMART

They're All Smart (1928)

Different fire stations compete for the L.C.C.'s 1928 Fire Brigade Challenge...

 

 

PLANE CRASH

Plane Crash (1938)

Demonstration of an air ambulance taking away the victim of a plane crash at an air...

FLAMES GO 60 FEET HIGH

Flames Go 60 Feet High (1923)

A fire in a rubber toy factory produced flames and smoke 60 feet high,...

70K FIRE

70k Fire (1925)

A fire destroys a varnish works and paper factory in London causing £70,000 damage.

VENEZUELA OIL FIRE

Venezuela Oil Fire (1939)

Footage of the remains a town destroyed by fire in Venezuela.

OIL TANKER ABLAZE

Oil Tanker Ablaze (1926)

Two oil tankers loaded with benzine collide off American coast killing crew of...

BIG TIMBER BLAZE

Big Timber Blaze (1940)

A huge fire burns away in a timber yard in Hackney, London.

FIRE IN GERMAN FARM HOUSE

Fire In German Farm House (1935)

German farmhouse burning - people putting out fire.

BOX FACTORY BLAZE IN SYDNEY

Box Factory Blaze In Sydney (1965)

Box factory ablaze at night.

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

BIG CITY BLAZE!

Big City Blaze! (1932)

Firemen in London tackle a large burning warehouse.

AIRPORT FIRE ENGINE

Airport Fire Engine (1951)

Airport fire engines react quickly to put out blazing aircraft. London...

GREAT RUBBER DUMP FIRE IN ISLINGTON

Great Rubber Dump Fire In Islington (1947)

A night time rubber fire in North London illuminates the...

WONDERFUL NEW FIRE ESCAPE

Wonderful New Fire Escape (1928)

A new ladder is tested out by the fire brigade. Birkenhead,...

HONOURS TO FIREMEN

Honours To Firemen (1920)

London Fireman are rewarded for their fire fighting bravery.

VENICE FIREMEN

Venice Firemen (1938)

Great shots of the Venice Fire Brigade answering an alarm call and speeding along...

£300,000 FIRE

£300,000 Fire (1923)

£300,000 worth of damage is caused by a fire in a skin factory in Scotland.

BIG FIRE AT KINGSTON POWER STATION

Big Fire At Kingston Power Station (1938)

A fire at a power station leaves many homes without...

GREAT FIRE IN BERLIN

Great Fire In Berlin (1938)

A fire at a chemical factory is put out with foam after the water in the...

HUGE OIL BLAZE

Huge Oil Blaze (1929)

A tank of paraffin burning fiercely in the middle of an oil depot can be seen for...

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA

Bush Fires In Australia (1952)

Bush Fires in New South Wales, Eastern Australia - farms and houses in...

CRASHING CARS

Crashing Cars (1938)

Australian stuntman crashes cars for living.

RETREAT IN BURMA - APRIL / MAY 1942

Retreat In Burma - April / May 1942

Allied troops destroy Yenangyaung oil fields before...

BURNING ITALIAN MONEY.

Burning Italian Money. (1946)

Italian workmen bundling notes into an incinerator.

FACTORY FIRE

Factory Fire (1972)

Firemen battle the flames at night in a factory fire.

IN THE

In The "City Danger Zone" (1932)

The London Fire Brigade hard at work with their hoses, battling a...

BIG OIL TANK BLAZE AT FAWLEY NEWS A IN A NUTSHELL

Big Oil Tank Blaze At Fawley News A In A Nutshell (1935)

Explosion at oil refinery near...

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE DISPLAY

London Fire Brigade Display (1941)

Australian premier, Robert Menzies, inspects London's Civil...

TRAILER PUMP COMPETITION

Trailer Pump Competition (1941)

Edgware Road fire station win the finals of the trailer pump...

EXPLOSION IN DURHAM

Explosion In Durham (1938)

Scenes of damage caused by exploding oxygen cylinders at a factory in...

GREAT GAS FACTORY EXPLOSION

Great Gas Factory Explosion (1929)

Cylinders of gas explode in a factory causing great fire and...

HOP EXCHANGE BURNED

Hop Exchange Burned (1920)

A story about a devastating fire in a large hop exchange.

£40,000 DAMAGE                                                                 ...

£40,000 Damage ... (1921)

The...

SS PARIS ABLAZE - FIRST LAND PICTURES OF THE FIRE

SS Paris Ablaze - First Land Pictures Of The Fire (1939)

Good footage of the SS 'Paris' ablaze in...

FELLED BY FIRE

Felled By Fire (1926)

A strategically placed fire brings down a disused industrial chimney.

CARDIFF AFTER THE FIRE

Cardiff After The Fire (1926)

Fire destroys a fruit and vegetable market in Cardiff.

CHRISTMAS TOYS ABLAZE

Christmas Toys Ablaze (1934)

Toy factory catches fire in Acton, London.

FOOD SHIP ON FIRE AT ROYAL ALBERT DOCKS

Food Ship On Fire At Royal Albert Docks (1919)

The extensive damage suffered by the "Prince...

SCOUTS

Scouts (1941)

Boy Scouts cut up trees felled by woodcutters as part of the war effort. Northumberland.

SLOUGH - BLAST WRECKS FACTORY aka BLAST WRECKS SLOUGH FACTORY

Slough - Blast Wrecks Factory AKA Blast Wrecks Slough Factory (1955)

Mystery early morning...

AUSTRALIA - BACCY MAKES A BONFIRE

Australia - Baccy Makes A Bonfire (1964)

Bales of unsold tobacco burnt in Australia due to over...

REFINERY FIRE aka ROTTERDAM THREATENED BY OIL REFINERY FIRE

Refinery Fire AKA Rotterdam Threatened By Oil Refinery Fire (1968)

Fire at Shell Oil Refinery...