Big Fire At Port Elizabeth (1938)

Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Various shots of a huge fire raging in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth. Firemen work to put out the blaze with their hoses. Heartless commentator remarks “the more damage, the better the pictures, as far as we’re concerned“ - ! 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 collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.