Oil Fire (1910-1919)

Oil Fire. Locations of events unknown. Clouds of black smoke billowing upward across nearly entire screen; flames seen through smoke; sometimes as literally great balls of fire. Then more of same; w/ structure at bottom rt. that looks like a big silo - storage canister w/ ladder slanted up against it. Petroleum; danger; fuel; energy. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.