Playing with fire

Two children take some matches from home and set fire to a truck, which in the process of exploding burns them both badly. A doctor explains that dangers should be explained to children as so often in the domestic situation children are put at risk when with care and commonsense these can be avoided.

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Credits

producer

Christopher Knight

production company

National Fire Protection Association. Public Affairs Division

director

Frank Cantor

Duration

00:15:47:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013275

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dwellings - Fires and fire prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Home accidents

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Home accidents - Prevention

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1975

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