Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat (1899)

The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August 2 of the same year, a demonstration of Alexander Michon's program took place, which included the film "Fire at an oil fountain in Bibiheybat".

Released Aug. 6, 1899 1 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.fire, tmdb.disaster, tmdb.silent-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.year-1898, imdb.1890s, imdb.19th-century

Country: Russia
Production Country: Russia
Languages: No Language, Azerbaijani