A dramatised fatal factory fire and its investigation shows how such accidents can result from carelessness, fire hazards such as litter, poor building design, overloaded electrical circuits and lack of fire drill for the staff.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010478
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories - Safety appliances
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire prevention - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings - Fires and fire prevention
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)