French National Assembly Fire (1961)

Unissued / Unused material. French National Assembly damaged by fire. Palais Bourbon. Paris, France. LS firemen outside the Palais Bourbon the morning after the fire occurred. Elevated shots damaged roof of the French National Assembly (right wing of the Palais Bourbon) showing gutted room inside. Interior shots of damaged rooms. Various shots as men and trucks remove huge pile of rubble from front of Assembly. CU book which is in the rubble, the cover says ’Budget Vote de 1961 - Services du Premier Ministre’. 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 Bri