Felled By Fire (1926)

Greenford, Middlesex, Greater London. Title: “Felled by Fire. Monster chimney ... weighing 300 tons and containing 150,000 bricks ... brought down exactly where intended“. L/S of a factory with a large industrial chimney standing behind it. Panning shot of men clambering over a pile a wood placed around the base of the chimney, one appears to be tipping tar or petrol over the wood, another ignites the wood using a burning oily rag on a stick. L/S of the chimney as it collapses, a ball of flames and smoke rises as the debris hits the ground. L/S of men climbing over the rubble to inspect the results of their strategic fire. 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 agenc