A disturbingly realistic film about a fire in a high-rise hospital. It dramatically portrays the horror and awful consequences of such a tragedy. Demonstrates the results of good and bad training and the need for all personnel to learn basic drills and routines in case of fire. Cast includes Jeanne Drynan, Mark Edwards, Ray Marshall, Ralph Cotterill, Ken Goodlet.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012612
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire prevention - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fires
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire prevention - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire prevention - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire prevention - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospital evacuation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Fires and fire prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Safety measures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)