Fire On 'empress Of Canada' (1953)

Unissued / Unused material. 1950's.
Liverpool, Merseyside.
Various shots of the liner ship 'Empress of Canada' lying on side smoking. Shots of fire tugs playing water on hull. Firemen standing on hull using hoses. Crumpled funnels against quayside. Various shots of dock workers surveying the damage.
(Orig. Neg.) Some lengths of spacing between shots - MD.
FILM ID:2008.01
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpath...
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpath...
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpat...

[@mikepearson550]

I remember seeing her keeled over from the Overhead Railway. A sad sight,

[@papaalphamike]

My family immigrated to Canada on this ship. Left Liverpool April 29, 1952, landed in Montreal My 6, 1952 As an 8 year old I loved it

[@brock4111]

As did we...April 17 - April 24, 1951. I had just turned 7.