Fire Sweeps New Jersey Waterfront
Fire Sweeps New Jersey Waterfront
A spectacular fire lights the riverfront across the Hudson from New York City as five piers and an abandoned stockyard go up in flames. More than 800 firemen battle the blaze that caused damage estimated at more than $10 million. It was one of the most disastrous waterfront fires in the history of the U.S. Jersey City, New Jersey It's evening time, the fire boat is approaching the pier that is all ablaze. There's a glow in the sky due from the fire. CUS - A pier and a little building completely engulfed by the fire. Silhouette of the firemen on the fireboat. Aerial shot - Looking down at the water and the surrounding land area which is almost a solid blanket of fire. Firemen fighting the fire with their hoses. CUS - Silhouettes of firemen and some skeletal remains of burnt out buildings. The collapsed burning lumber of a building all a glow from the fire and intense heat, and the silhouette of a lone fireman and his hose fighting a senseless battle. Dusk, the remains of buildings and of the pier. MS - The fire boat docked at the pier and firemen battling the smoldering remains of the fire. Silhouette of a fireman looking out at the remains and aftermath of the fire. Low aerial shot - Burned lumber the remains of buildings that once stood on the pier and a mass of twisted steel.