Blackpool North Pier Fire, Pathe News, 1938. |
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North Pier Pavillion Fire, Blackpool. Sunday
June 19th 1938
Produced by Pathe News, 1938.
Duration: 45 seconds.
Scenes include:
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Aerial shots of a fire on Blackpool's North Pier.
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Commentator says the fire is thought to have started in the artists'
dressing room at the Pavilion Theatre.
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A crowd of people watch from the sea front.
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Just the framework of the theatre remains as firemen put out the blaze
with hoses.
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Lawrence Wright, owner of the theatre, surveys the scene of destruction
with two other men.
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Long shot of Blackpool Tower.
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