Civil Defence At Leicester (1951)

Unissued / Unused material. Civil defence exercise in Leicester. Leicestershire. MS civil defence lorry pulling up. MS man running from lorry. MS ladder being taken from lorry. MS men running towards ruined house. Various shots as ladder is put up. MS man carrying stretcher climbing up ladder. MS two men talking. CU’s men putting on helmets. LS men receiving instructions. MS man climbing up ladder. MS man climbing through window and running across room. MS as man runs to victim examines him and runs to window to call for a stretcher. MS placing ladder by window. MS man carrying stretcher up ladder. Various shots as victim is strapped onto stretcher. MS lifting stretcher and putting it through window. Various shots as stretcher is lowered down ladder. MS rescue workers going into burning building. MS men holding rescue worker’s rope. MS victim being carried out of house. Various shots bringing man out of wreckage on a stretcher. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE