It was considered a fireproof hospital, yet fire did break out. The building was modern in construction; reasonable safety precautions were observed; but all this proved insufficient. The film argues the case for safety-consciousness and constant vigilance by the entire staff of any institutional building.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010784
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire control
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire control
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire prevention - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings - Fires and fire prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire control
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Fires and fire prevention
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)