Amsterdam Fire (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Amsterdam, Holland (Netherlands). Food for export wrecked as fire sweeps Amsterdam warehouses. Huge fire - travelling shot from river. Long shot of warehouses alight. Firemen fighting blaze, pan to burning building. Close up shot of smoke issuing from building, fire raging from inside. Extending ladder, firemen around. Burning building with hose playing across foreground. Smoke, pan down to street. Pan up burning building, hose being played on building. Fireman playing hose on burning building. Fire engine with firemen playing hoses. Burning building. Crane load of food being salvaged. Several shots of hoses being played on burning building. Pan through gutted building showing damage. Long shot of warehouse after fire - shot taken from river. Possibly connected with 48/76 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVI