High Rise: Building Problems

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1974

Creator: New Haven Fire Department

Complete Record: Fire Safety Educational Film. Opens with montage of modern buildings and high rises followed by shots of buildings on fire. People in 1960s or 1970s era clothing and firemen file up and down stairway. Night scene of burning building. Firemen running through smoke, People trapped in elevator. Young women walking down stairway, elderly women walking down stairway. Shot of 1970s era white fire trucks driving away and pulling up to fire. Fireman demonstrates use of fire extinguisher and fire alarm. Outdoor shot of African American fireman demonstrating use of fire extinguisher. Antique chair burning. Campy shot of three women hanging out of a high window of burning skyscraper with smoke pouring out. Pan over 1960s style downtown buildings. Campy shot of woman falling out of high window of burning building.