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Topical Budget 152-1: A Town Burnt Out (1914)
 

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Title: "A TOWN BURNT OUT - Salem, U.S.A. totally destroyed by fire, rendering thousands homeless. Refugees being fed by the authorities".

Shots of charred and wrecked remains of buildings; inhabitants and refugees being cared for at an information centre and served food at an open-air kitchen.