The Story of a hospital fire

A graphic re-enactment of a fire in a Swedish hospital in which seven people died. Shows the procedural practices of the hospital which created extra problems in the crisis.

Credits

production company

Minerva Films

director

Hans-Henrik Joergensen

Duration

00:25:17:00

Production places

Sweden

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015409

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fires

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire prevention - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Safety measures

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Sweden, 1977

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