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N.Y. Blaze Blacks Out Waterfront

N.Y. Blaze Blacks Out Waterfront
Clip: 429201_1_1
Year Shot: 1964 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1719
Original Film: 037-002-02
HD: N/A
Location: Manhattan, New York, NY
Timecode: 01:10:58 - 01:11:58

A roaring fire casts a dark blanket over mid-town Manhattan as a blaze engulfs a waterfront pier. Six fireboats and scores of fire engines fight the blaze for an hour before bringing it under control. The pier was due for demolition anyway, so the fire just rang down the curtain early on one of New York's landmarks. Manhattan, New York, NY Fire men, hoses and a building burning. CUS - Top of the building burning. MS - Fire Tug Boat with all its hoses turned on and aimed at the pie, it's an old railroad terminal that has turned out to be a 5 alarm fire. CUS - Through the smoke you can see a fire man holding a hose, other firemen around him. MS - Three firemen standing on a smoke filled roof of a building, you can see the fire ladder leading to the roof.