60 Second Histories
Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 5
How the fire spread and what it looked like at its height
60 Second Histories
Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 4
Samuel Pepys explains how the fire got out of control and the failed attempts at fighting it
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ANOTHER LONDON RUBBER FIRE
Another blaze at a London rubber dump this time in at the Old Cattle Market in Islington. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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2 MILLION POUND DOCK FIRE
Estimated at £2,000,000 damage caused by a fire at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, was got under control after threatening other docks and shipping in the Dock area. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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GREAT FRENCH FOREST FIRE
In the Bordeaux area large fires have been raging, damaging hundreds of square miles and killing many people who have been trapped in the fast moving flames. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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SINGAPORE SABOTAGE
Millions of dollars' worth of rubber goes up in smoke from the Aik Hoe factory on Singapore Island. The police had discovered a Communist ""master plan"" for local sabotage and twice attempts to fire the factory had been prevented....
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THE VULCAN CRASHES
It was the first ""Vulcan"" to fly to Australia and, on its journey out, the big Delta Jet bomber had set several records. On its 26,000 mile tour of Australia and New Zealand, the ""Vulcan"" made its impressive arrival at Richmond Air...
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PALESTINE - THE LATEST OUTRAGE
The offices of the ""Palestine Post"" were partly demolished and set on fire by a terrorist bomb. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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JERUSALEM'S ""REGENT STREET"" BLOWN-UP
An explosion in Ben Yehuda Street kills fifty and injures many more. The Jews blame the British Security Forces but it is thought to be the work of Arabs. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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PHILADELPHIA'S $1,000,000 FIRE
A huge fire which started in a warehouse in Philadelphia caused a million dollars worth of damage. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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MITCHAM FIRE DARKENS LONDON
When tons of dumped rubber caught fire black smoke hung over London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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CROYDON AIR CRASH
A Dakota aircraft bound for South Africa crashed into a stationary plane immediately after take off. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ATOM EXERCISE
For Britain's first big post-war civil defence exercise, a large number of troops moved into Bristol to aid Civil Defence workers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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OXFORD STREET STORE BLAZE
Abbots Shoe Store in Oxford Street suffered from a severe fire, with flames pouring from all windows. The Fire Brigade, however, soon had the fire under control. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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HUT TOWN BURNT OUT
A devastating fire recently destroyed a large area in Saigon; breaking out a night, it spread rapidly through a district composed chiefly of small, thatched houses. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...