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Urban Fire with Thick Smoke over City at Night (San Jose del Cabo, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Urban San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A city at night is viewed from above, with a large fire burning in the distance. Thick black smoke rises from the fire, illuminating the surrounding area. The urban landscape is lit by numerous city lights, contrasting with the dark sky.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits documentary, news-style explainer, agency mood reel, social cut, or brand film needing aerial nighttime footage of a large urban fire in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
Edit role
Works as a six-second opener, cutaway, or transition beat to establish danger, disruption, or emergency context over a city at night.
Visual details
A distant orange fire burns beyond a lit urban neighborhood, thick black smoke rises into a dark evening sky, hills sit on the horizon, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
Elevated drone-style composition looks across city lights in the foreground and midground toward the fire and smoke plume near the horizon.

Tags

citynightfiresmokeurbanaeriallightsbuildingsdarkskyflamesblackeveningcityscapeglowresidentialstreetsilluminateddrone

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 MB
Location
San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Aerial night view over San Jose del Cabo with city lights in the foreground, a large orange fire in the distance, thick smoke rising, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the nighttime city below the fire and smoke plume. (0:00)
San Jose del Cabo appears from above at night as an orange fire burns beyond the lit streets, with the smoke column spreading into the dark sky and no visible people.
This frame keeps the fire centered beyond the illuminated urban grid. (0:01)
An elevated nighttime view of San Jose del Cabo shows dense city lighting in the lower frame, distant flames near the horizon, a heavy smoke plume above, and no visible people.
The frame shows the scale of the smoke plume against the city and horizon. (0:02)

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