- Title: AUSTRALIA: BUSH FIRES RAGE OUT OF CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA
- Date: 25th December 2001
- Summary: (W3) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 1. LV RAGING BUSH FIRE 0.03 2. SLV FIRE CREWS FIGHT BLAZE (2 SHOTS) 0.08 3. SLV BURNING HOUSE 0.12 4. MCU LOCAL MAN SPEAKING TO POLICE 0.21 5. SLV LOCAL RESIDENT FIGHTS FIRE WITH GARDEN HOSE 0.28 6. MCU (English) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT SAYING: "This is now our second day we haven't been home and we've got a dog, and he's blind and we're worried about the water for him." (man starts to weep) 0.37 (W3) HELENSBURGH, SOUTH OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001)(TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 7. SLV RESCUE PATROL RACING PAST FIRE ON ROADSIDE 0.39 8. SLV LOCAL RESIDENT STANDS WATCH ON ROOF PULL OUT TO FIRETRUCK IN DRIVEWAY 0.42 10. SLV FIREMAN REMOVES TOY CAR FROM REAR OF HOUSE (2 SHOTS) 0.47 (W3) BLUE MOUNTAINS, WEST OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 11. AERIAL SHOT OF BUSH BURNING 0.50 12. AERIAL OF TRAFFIC FROM HIGHWAY 0.53 (W3) HELENSBURGH, SOUTH OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 25, 2001)(TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 13. LV BUSHFIRE RAGING 0.56 14. SLV FIRE PERSONNEL AND POLICE OUTSIDE HELENSBURGH TOWN CENTRE 0.59 15. MCU FIRE PERSONNEL ORDER LOCALS TO STAY CALM 1.01 16. SLV/LV LOCAL RESIDENTS LEAVE TOWN CENTRE (2 SHOTS) 1.08 (W3) WOOLONDILLY, SOUTH WEST SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 17. SLV OF HOUSE ON FIRE (2 SHOTS) 1.14 18. SLV FIRE PERSONNEL UNREEL WATER HOSE 1.17 19. MCU FIRE PERSONNEL CONTROLS WATER SHOT 1.20 (W3) WARRAGAMBA, WEST OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 20. SLV PULL IN MCU AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD COMFORTS LOCAL RESIDENT 1.27 21. PAN FROM FIRE DAMAGE TO HOWARD WITH FIRE OFFICER 1.31 22. SV HOWARD TALKS TO RURAL FIRE SERVICE COMMISSIONER, PHIL KOPERBERG AND ACTING PREMIER ANDREW REFSHAUGE 1.35 23. MCU (English) AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD SAYING: "It's on occasions like this that the Australian volunteers' spirit always rises to the occasion and it was really terrific." 1.43 24. SV HOWARD SHAKES HANDS WITH FIRE FIGHTERS FROM VICTORIA 1.45 25. MCU HOWARD CHATTING TO LOCAL RESIDENTS 1.48 26. LV OF BLAZING FIRE 1.51 27. SLV/SV/LV OF HOUSES ON FIRE (8 SHOTS) 2.10 (W3) BLUE MOUNTAINS, WEST OF SYDNEY, (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 28. GV PLUMES OF SMOKE RISING FROM BLUE MOUNTAINS 2.14 29. SLV OF FIRE FIGHTERS BATTLING THE BLAZE 2.19 30. SLV/SV OF BURNING AND SMOULDERING REMAINS OF HOUSE AND VEHICLE (3 SHOTS) 2.34 31. SV FIRE FIGHTER 2.37 (W3) SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 26, 2001) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 32. MCU (English) ANDREW REFSHAUGE SAYING: "We'll be asking for the community who feel they want to contribute to that to be able to add extra to those who are going to miss out because of the fires." 2.47 33. SLV CHARRED REMAINS OF BICYCLE 2.51 34. MCU LOCAL RESIDENTS COMFORTING EACH OTHER 2.55 35. MCU (English) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT SAYING: "Everything gone, boat, car, truck, house everything." 3.01 36. SLV/SV REMAINS OF BURNT HOUSE (3 SHOTS) 3.08 37. MCU (English) RESIDENT IAN WESSLING, SAYING: "It just moved so quick you know, we just had time to get our cars, the kids and horses and that was about it out you know." 3.21 38. MCU LOCAL RESIDENT GASPING IN HORROR 3.23 39. SLV OF LOCALS INSPECTING DAMAGE (2 SHOTS) 3.28 40. CU FIRE BURNING 3.34 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AUSTRALIA
- Country: Australia
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