Historic Fires and Extinguishing Efforts

Black and white images of various large fires in warehouses and factories, showcasing firefighters in action amid smoke and flames, capturing a dramatic and intense atmosphere.

Anefo photo collection. Fire at companies in Rotterdam South. April 20, 1960. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire Vreugdehof nursing home Amsterdam. space fire started. January 3, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

02/16/1907. Three Warehouses Destroyed. Madrid. Extinguishing work on the formidable fire that yesterday morning completely destroyed three warehouses in the vicinity of the Las Pulgas station.

Anefo photo collection. Fifth week strike nuclear power plant; Purpose nuclear power plant. April 13, 1987

Anefo photo collection. farms burned Zuiderwoude (NH). January 15, 1987

Badly discolored Coney Island Fire Wreckage

Scene Of Holland Tunnel Blast. This was the scene in the Holland Tunnel just west of the mid-line, May 13, after drums of chemicals on a truck (left) exploded, filling the underwater highway with carbon disulphide fumes, Several trucks caught fire from the blast which ripped out sections of the wall and ceiling of the tunnel. The tube links Jersey City, N.J., with New York City. May 13, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo). ;Scene Of Holland Tunnel Blast. This was the scene in the Holland Tun

Exercise fire fighting at the school for NBCD (nuclear, organic, chemical, damage control) and operational safety in April 1990.

Three burning fonts in Baku. The image is included in two large photo albums by director Karl Wilhelm Hagelin who worked for a long time at Nobel's oil facilities in Baku.

Big cloud of steam generated by a geyser, April, 1931, Larderello, municipality of Pomarance, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVIII, n 25, June 21, 1931.

Anefo photo collection. Brinkers Margarine factory burned out in Oudewater. September 11, 1973. Oudewater

Election campaign appearances in 1969 by the radical right-wing NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) in Dortmund, Essen and Oberhausen not only triggered violent protests by democratic parties and organisations, but also led in part to the police being overtaxed and massively countering the protest, Germany, Europe

Elsevier photo collection. Fire hooisch Wed farm. Brinkman Colmschate. 5 surrounding hay balls barns prey flames. July 6, 1936. Colmschate

Anefo photo collection. Fire at NDSM in timber drying, overview of extinguishing work. January 5, 1966. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Fire in vacant factory at Valkenweg 4-10 Amsterdam-Noord; extinguishing work. September 21, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Flames Billow From A Butanol Plant In Kagi, Formosa, During A 5Th Air Force Attack.

Anefo photo collection. Large fire on the Wibautstraat in Amsterdam, outline of the fire. April 9, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Barn fire farm Wieldrecht. September 5, 1953

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Lampenkappenfabriek Herda on the Amstel industrial estate in Duivendrecht. Extinguishing the fire. July 31, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Farmer burning waste in field, Rajarhat, West Bengal, India, Asia Copyright: xGoutamxRoy/DinodiaxPhotox

Anefo photo collection. Fire in paper factory Wessels to Meeuwenlaan, extinguishing work. August 2, 1965

Burning for three days. Photographic print on stereo card view of four men seated on ground in foreground, watching oil well burning in the background

Anefo photo collection. Large fire on the Wibautstraat in Amsterdam, during the extinguishing work. April 9, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The production of steel products, as here at the Neunkirch ironworks in 1969, already seemed outdated at the time, is now a museum, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Lampenkappenfabriek Herda on the Amstel industrial estate in Duivendrecht. Extinguishing the fire. July 31, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Oil tank fire, bone leakage, huge clouds of clouds above bone leak. January 13, 1968

View of the unloading place at the back of the Utrecht machine chair and furniture factory (Rotsoord 1) on the Vaartsche Rijn in Utrecht, from the south. The water tower in the background.

Anefo photo collection. Fire in a repository at the Stadionweg in Rotterdam. February 13, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

Burning barn

Anefo photo collection. Fire in shed at NDSM. Overview of the fire. August 18, 1967. Amsterdam

Youngstown, Rivers, Industrial facilities, Bridges, United States, Ohio, Youngstown, 1900

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. December 9, 1970. Deventer, Hummelo

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Forest fire Steenfabriek Smulders Teurlings Tilburg. undated. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Fire in warehouse to Weesperzijde. January 5, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Fire at "Comos" in the Petroleum Haven Amsterdam in a gas tank. Burning gas station in the middle of the other refueling. November 20, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Forest fire Steenfabriek Smulders Teurlings Tilburg. undated. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet performs Rotterdam International Safety Center Maasvlakte Rotterdam; P. van Vollenhoven. 29 1986. Rotterdam, South Holland

Essen, DEU, 17.11.85 - Workers at the Zollverein coking plant. The coking plant was discontinued in 1993. Together with Zollverein Colliery, the former coking plant was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001, Essen, Germany

Anefo photo collection. Fire in textile supermarket sailor to Adamse Nieuwedijk. Images of the fire. January 12, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Large fire at AGA-ELECTROOUM N.V. in Amsterdam Noord the fire. January 30, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Fire in blue hat warehouse to the new speed overview. June 1, 1964

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. forestry, forest fire, stern fire. undated

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Haringpakkerstraat Rotterdam. March 5, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Dock Fires. This image depicts dock fires in the warehouse area.

Fire on farm

Anefo photo collection. Construction well on Frederiksplein for Dutch bank. January 29, 1962. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Last hall of old RAI in Amsterdam is being demolished. Interior of partly demolished RAI. September 3, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage photograph. A single ladle receiving the entire output of an 180-ton tilting type open hearth furnace. Operation is called "tapping a heat" of steel.

Vintage Photograph. Fire of printing plant store house. Frame 2.

Anefo photo collection. Fire Makro Amsterdam; Firefighters. September 17, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Elsevier photo collection. Fire factory Amsterdam. August 1922. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Part warehouse from Proost paper burned out in Amsterdam, extinguishing boat had to be used. October 4, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Luxembourg, Men working in still mill

Anefo photo collection. Fire in gasoline storage tank at "Comos" Amsterdam. Huge amount of foam is sprayed around the tank. November 21, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Close-up of a heap of damaged cars at a junkyard

Anefo photo collection. Fire at Heineken in Den Bosch; Nabling. August 5, 1982. Den Bosch

Anefo photo collection. Fire in the edge of the IJtunnel in construction. The burning building kit at night. November 26, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire in plastic factory Amsterdam on Prinseniland. August 12, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Lampenkappenfabriek Herda on the Amstel industrial estate in Duivendrecht. Extinguishing the fire. July 31, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Spuistraat in Amsterdam at the fa. Westor. January 21, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Haringpakkerstraat Rotterdam. March 5, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Disaster Tuindorp Oostzaan, pumps in operation. January 15, 1960. Oostzaan

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Spuistraat in Amsterdam at the fa. Westor. January 21, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Modern locomotive in the operating workshop in Hagalund.

Anefo photo collection. Burning oil line Oiltanking BMNH western port area, Amsterdam. 11 June 1987. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

An important sidelight on early oil history. On October 11, 1882, one of the most productive wells in early American oil history produced its first "gusher". It was the biggest gusher the oil country knew at that time. The first day it produced over 5,000 barrels, 7,000 for several days after and for a month it poured out a sea of oil. $100,000 was refused for the well. October 20, 1953.

Broken the boilers from a submarine hunter (1954-1982), 1958.

Anefo photo collection. Fire in vacant factory in Amsterdam; The burning building. September 21, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Explosion on Norwegian tanker "Rona Star" at Verolme, the tanker on fire, and extinguishing work. 17 June 1965

Broken the boilers from a submarine booth (1954-1982), 1958.

Anefo photo collection. Cafe restaurant "De Driesprong" burned down in Oud Loosdrecht. October 16, 1978

Anefo photo collection. Fire at "Comos" in the Petroleum Haven Amsterdam in a gas tank. Extinguishing boats helped with the extinguishing. November 20, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Fire at Marbon, chemical company, western port area Amsterdam, overview. August 10, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Gas Factory at Courcelles 1848 Ernst Jean Delahaye (1855-1921 ) Musee du Petit Palais, Paris, France

Blasting Concrete Buttresses, Squantum, Massachusetts. 1939 - 1947.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Forest processing, branches, shrubs, burning. undated

GSJ LOK 3 and 6

Anefo photo collection. Large fire at AGA-ELECTROOUM N.V. in Amsterdam Noord the fire. January 30, 1969

A burning gusher, photographic print of smoke above a burning oil well, Jennings, La

Bad old days... German industry when it took little account of worker attitudes and its effects on the society. December 17, 1938.

Surte disaster. (8.16 pm). More than 30 residential buildings were destroyed in the landslide but only one person was killed. Over 450 families became homeless.

Fire exercise in Oxelösund.

Vintage photograph. DDT in oil solution is an effective larvicide in the control of mosquitoes and malaria

02/01/1915. Snow storm in Jaca. Two Exploration Machines Traveling the line to clear the Snow route, Aided by Worker Brigades. The service has been paralyzed for eight days. Photo: F. de las Heras.

Anefo photo collection. Fire in workshop for the blind to the Amstel, overview of extinguishing work. October 20, 1964. Amstel, Noord-Holland

Exercise fire fighting at the school for NBCD (nuclear, organic, chemical, damage control) and operational safety in April 1990.

The factory area, Järla (photographed from the schoolhouse).

The scrapping site in Vislanda.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Landscapes, fires, workers. undated

Control panel in a steel plant

Anefo photo collection. Spraying Binnendijk Outdreath Polder by Mr. G. Van t Hull Along Amstel. March 15, 1955. Amstel, Noord-Holland

South Metropolitan Gas Company's works, East Greenwich, London: Quenching coke. Wood engraving published Paris, 1891

oil workers in Texas look on at an oil well fire 1930

Anefo photo collection. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven opens new fire station in Leiden by extinguishing a burning car. February 10, 1982. Leiden, South Holland

Exercise fire fighting at the school for NBCD (nuclear, organic, chemical, damage control) and operational safety in April 1990.

Men From An A.T.C. Crash Crew In Iceland Receive Practical Instruction In Rescue Work And In Proper Methods Of Extinguishing Fires Resulting From Burning Gas And Oil.

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Wormerveer. Extinguishing work. August 3, 1961. Noord-Holland, Wormerveer, Zaanstad

The Ruhr area, country and people, work, life, leisure in the area in 1976. Hoesch. Steelworks, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Fire in warehouse Simon de Wit, Zaandam. September 8, 1971. Noord-Holland, Zaandam, Zaanstad

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