Made in 1943 by the Ministry of Information to train rescue squads during the Blitz, “Debris Tunnelling” is introduced and commentated by a rescue party instructor. When a bomb demolishes a building the urgent need is to rescue any casualities trapped under the debris. There are two methods of doing this by either clearing the debris or tunnelling through. This film deals with the process of tunnelling.The film shows how a tunnel is dug into the side of a large pile of debris using a carefully planned system of timber shoring. Potential problems such as large obstructions are dealt with. The film was shot at a special British Civil Defense reserve training ground, where teams train for this sort of work.

Produced by Wolfgang Suschitzky, Edgar Anstey, Leo Wilkins, Kay Maner and Eileen Royde.

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