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TODAY AT SIX: FIRE DEMONSTRATION AT FENHAM BARRACKS
1968
1968-01-01
DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Mute Duration: 32 secs Credits: Organisation: Tyne Tees Television Genre: TV News
Subject: MILITARY / POLICE
Summary Mute Tyne Tees Television news footage transmitted 19 November 1968 showing firefighters at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle demonstrating the use of foam to put out a fire.
Description Mute Tyne Tees Television news footage transmitted 19 November 1968 showing firefighters at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle demonstrating the use of foam to put out a fire.
The report begins with a firefighter and a fire officer standing beside a pump. In the background smoke comes from a burning building. Standing beside a door, two firemen hold a large circular hose with foam pouring from it. Inside the foam is seen smothering the flames putting out the fire. The report ends with a number of firefighters standing outside watching the demonstration.
