Japanese Quake: Fires Follow Shock as Thousands Flee
Japanese Quake: Fires Follow Shock as Thousands Flee
"Japan suffers her worst earthquake in 40 years as the petroleum city of Nagata is almost destroyed by the tremors & raging fire. Striking at 20 miles of country's West Coast, the earthquake destroyed 1,000 homes & damaged 30,000 others. Many people had to flee before the refinery fire as explosions threatened for more than 3 days." Panning high angle LS devastation, smoldering ruins, smoke. LS explosion, plume of fire & smoke rising into air. LSs fires raging at oil refinery, thick black smoke rising into air. TLS oil barrels loaded onto truck, pan right to burning oil tanks in distance. Panning TLS burning railroad cars knocked from tracks. Panning LS displaced persons sitting in park, black smoke sifting overhead; MSs Japanese women & children in park. TLSs damaged buildings tilted from foundations. TLS/MSs Japanese men & women digging with shovels in street. MS pickup truck buried up to hood in dirt & mud. TLS two damaged car under overhang. TLS/MSs people standing in line for water.