Summary

Firemen fighting 1950 fire in Chinatown in Montreal, Quebec

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Paramount
Negative # D2729
Clip SR003261_06_01.mov
Date 3/2/1950
Title Firemen fighting 1950 fire in Chinatown in Montreal, Quebec
Description Firemen shooting streams of water onto burning building, probably the Lotus Garden Hotel, with frozen water forming ice on side of building / firemen standing in street next to fire truck near burning building / two shots of firemen in street shooting water onto building with water cannons / three close shots of firemen shooting water onto fire with water cannons, ice on their helmets and uniforms / firemen on top of ladder next to burning building / overhead shot of smoke from fire drifting over roofs of buildings / fireman on roof of burning building / two shots of firemen in street picking up fire hoses as water runs out of building behind / two shots from ground level of burnt out building covered in ice / three shots of wreckage of burnt-out building covered in ice, including ice-covered neon marquees for "Chop Suey Cafe" and "Welcome Chop Suey" / overhead shot of smoke rising from burnt-out building
Country Canada
Province/State Quebec
City Montreal

Keywords

archival
newsreel
Chinatown
fires
smoke
firefighters
fire hoses
water cannons
water jets
fire trucks
ladders
roofs
hotels
Lotus Garden Hotel
cafes
Chop Suey Cafe
ice
icicles
disasters
cold
winter
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