Asylum Ablaze (1924)

Chicago, United States of America. Title: “ASYLUM ABLAZE. 17 inmates killed in terrible fire disaster“. M/S of a man walking through the debris caused by the fire, as he moves between mangled bed frames he appears to be searching for something. M/S, looking through a charred window frame, of a burnt-out office. Panning shot of the remains of the asylum - it has been almost completely destroyed. Rather poignantly, an upturned Christmas tree lies in the foreground. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT 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 conten