Like A Mighty Torch (1927)

Item title reads: “ Like A Mighty Torch. Blazing oil well 5,000 gallon-an-hour oil well ablaze makes awe-inspiring spectacle.“ Earlsborough, United States of America (USA). M/S billowing black smoke from an oil well. C/U flames and smoke. Firemen direct hoses and two men take turns to swing large mallets to drive a stake into the ground. 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.