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1934 WALES: Early morning explosion at Gresford Colliery entombed four hundred workers
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1:40Now PlayingDate: 24th September 1934
Location: WREXHAM, WALES
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: WELSH MINE HORROR Two hundred feared dead.
WALES: Wrexham
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Gen. view of Gresford Colliery. Long view pan. of crowd waiting around mine. Semi view of crowd waiting and semi view pan. of rescuers. Semi view of men putting on gas masks. Long view of ambulance towards. CU. of chart showing where fire started. CU. of coal dust, Semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust and semi view of miners sprinkling coal dust outside tunnel. CU. of man turning lever. Long view pan. of coal dust exploding and burning... Gen. view pan. of Gresford Colliery
Sound Effects: Off-stage voice talks about disaster and explains where fire started... Off-stage voice describes how dangerous coal gas can be.. Loud roaring noise of coal dust exploding
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