Eassington Colliery Disaster. (1951)

(Eassington Colliery, Co. Durham) LS. (elevated) Crowds outside Colliery gates. (3 shots). GV. The Colliery. LS. (GV) Village of Eassington. MS. Group of police standing in the street. MS. Police radio control van, inside the colliery. LS. & MS. Two local parish priests. MS. Policeman looking out of control van. MS. Group of rescue workers walking to pit head. LS. Rescue workers standing by pit head. MS. Rescue workers going into pit head building. MS. Rescue workers. MS. Pithead shaft wheel. MS. Rescue workers coming from pit. MS. Rescue workers being interviewed by police. MS. Rescue workers leaving the pit head. CU. Pit warning notice. MS. Men waiting outside the pit. (2 shots) (Mute. Lav.) 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 colle