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Urban Fire and Rising Black Smoke at Night (San Jose del Cabo, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Urban San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A nighttime aerial view of a city shows a fire burning in the distance, producing thick black smoke. The urban area is illuminated by scattered city lights, with residential buildings visible. The fire's flames and smoke are prominent against the darkening sky.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Nighttime aerial footage for documentary, news-style, agency, or social edits needing an urban fire emergency over San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico.
Edit role
Works as a six-second opener, cutaway, or transition beat to establish danger, smoke impact, or emergency context before closer ground-level material.
Visual details
A lit urban area fills the lower frame while orange flames burn in the distance, sending a wide black smoke plume across the dark sky, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
High aerial drone perspective over residential blocks, with city lights in the foreground and midground, the fire near the horizon, and a dark mountain ridge behind it.

Tags

urbancityfiresmokeblack smokenightnighttimeaerialcity lightsbuildingsflamesdark skyresidentialfire emergencywildfiresuburbemergencydangerdrone

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

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

Night aerial view over San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, with city lights below, distant orange flames near the horizon, a thick black smoke plume, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the nighttime city grid and the distant fire line. (0:00)
Aerial nighttime frame over San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, showing a bright fire beyond residential blocks, smoke spreading across the sky, and no visible people.
This moment keeps the fire centered beyond the illuminated neighborhoods. (0:01)
Night drone view in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, with scattered city lights in the foreground, orange fire in the distance, black smoke above it, and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the scale contrast between the lit city and the smoke column. (0:02)
Wide aerial city view with distant flames under a dark sky.

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