Flammable Collection

Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2
Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, 22 March 1944. Showing firefighters in action on barrels of paraffin wax. Date: 1944

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks and pipelines at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940. The ground was covered with spilt oil which was subsequently ignited during an attack

Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War

Nitrate fire in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America
Nitrate storage fire at the Gildemeister company premises in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Nitrate is extremely flammable. Date: circa 1910

WW1 cartoon on postcard - munition worker
Expecting a rise shortly. Humorous, First World War postcard depicting a female munition worker jauntily sitting on a barrel of dynamite with a cigarette. A health and safety nightmare. Date: c.1916

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. Date: 1956

Firefighters at Crabtree Lane, London SW6, 12 September 1956. They are turning over the large quantities of cardboard cartons which constituted the major portion of combustible material stored

Fire safety for children -- a boy and girl playing near a wrecked car. The boy is about to strike a match near the open fuel cap

Fire at supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex
Panoramic view of a fire which broke out at a Ministry of Supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex, on 27 October 1947. Seen here is the fire in its early stages

Firefighters in action, Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8
Firefighters in action at the premises of Brunton & Co, lead manufacturers, in Miles Street, Vauxhall, SW8, on 6 March 1957. The first floor and roof were on fire when the first crews arrived

Firefighters in action in Commercial Road, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at business premises, 81/85 Commercial Road, East London, 18 June 1957. The first floor, a large tailors workshop

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D

LFB firefighters extinguishing oil can fire
Two LFB firefighters extinguishing an oil can fire

Books stacked on staircase, London SE15
Books indiscriminately stacked on a staircase between first and second floors, discovered during a four-pump fire in Lyndhurst Grove, London SE15, on 27 January 1963. Date: 1963

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Firefighters in action, Calders Wharf, East London
Firefighters in action at a fire in Calders Wharf, East London, 21 May 1955. Seen here with hosepipes, cooling down barrels of collodion cotton and boxes of paint

LCC-LFB - Fire investigation, suspected arson fire
The LFB would gather photographic evidence, wherever possible, as to the probable cause of fire where arson was suspected or proven

An oil fire test at Shoeburyness, Essex, WW2
Firefighters put out an oil fire during a test at Shoeburyness, Essex

Naptha fire at Sourakhani, Baku - Azerbaijan
A Naptha (a term which refers to flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons) fire at Sourakhani, Baku - Azerbaijan

Cresset Carried Instreet
Two men walking through the night carry a flaming cresset - a basket on a pole, containing flammable material - to show them where they are going

Metro - Palais Royal
A train at Palais Royal station in the heart of Paris. The coaches are made of varnished wood, highly flammable - leading to serious accidents in years to come

Annamese Village Scene
A village in Annam : cooking is done away from the houses which are very flammable, as the U.S. army will discover when they come visiting

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