Science V Fire (1960)

London. GV. The North Circular road at night. LV. The flame which is coming up through holes in a manhole. SCU. The manhole and the flame. GV. Men digging up road searching for leak. SV. Men drilling road while firemen hold hose spraying road with water to prevent sparks. SV. Pneumatic drill going into road. SV. Sign on top of van “By Gas It’s Cosy!“ SV. Men digging up road. SV. Man being given artificial respiration. GV. Man being lifted into ambulance on stretcher. SV. Pan, men drilling the road. SCU. Puddle showing bubbles which are being caused by escaping gas. SV. The flame burning. Angle shot of a building bearing words “Fire Research Station“. Station is at Boreham Wood. GV. Interior of the research centre, wooden crib in background has been set on fire to test the effect of wind on fires. SV. Giant fan which produces winds from five to fifteen miles an hour, pan to the burning crib. CU. Wood of the crib burning, & top view. SV. A duct of the type used in factories to carry flammable gasses and