Great London Dock Fire (1947)

Barking Docks, London. LS Billowing clouds of smoke rising from the fire. MS Various shots of firemen playing hoses. MS A bale of wool threatened by fire. CU Firemen’s feet and the wheels of a bus going through a stream of molten rubber. MS of firemen at work. CU Head shot of two firemen operating a hose. LS Aerial view of the blaze. 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.