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Fire and Smoke Over City at Night

6s 4K UHD 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 large fire burns in the distance, producing red flames and thick black smoke. The city below is illuminated by numerous lights, indicating a nighttime setting. The aerial perspective shows the fire's position relative to the urban area.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for documentary, news-style, agency, or social edits needing nighttime aerial coverage of a large fire and smoke plume over San Jose del Cabo without visible people.
Edit role
Works as a short dramatic cutaway, transition, or incident beat when an edit needs to show the fire's scale against the surrounding city lights.
Visual details
Red flames burn in the distance under a thick black smoke column, with a dark city grid of streetlights and buildings below and no visible people.

Tags

1922firesmokecityurbannightlightsredblackaerialburningflamescityscapenighttimedarkilluminatedbuildingsstreetlightsdisasterdrone

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

A wide nighttime aerial view over San Jose del Cabo shows red flames burning beyond the city lights with a black smoke plume rising into the dark sky and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the distant fire against the illuminated city below. (0:00)
A second nighttime aerial frame over San Jose del Cabo keeps the fire near the horizon, with orange-red flames, dense smoke, scattered city lights, and no visible people.
This moment holds the fire as the brightest point in the dark urban landscape. (0:01)

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