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Urban Fire at Night with Rising Black Smoke (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 large fire burns in the distance, producing thick black smoke, over a city at night. The city's lights are visible below, with some areas dimming as the camera moves. The fire's red glow and smoke plume are prominent against the dark sky.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this San Jose del Cabo night aerial in documentary, news-style, agency mood reel, or social edits that need an urban fire with visible smoke over city lights.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a short cutaway, transition, or tension beat between wider city context and emergency response coverage.
Visual details
A red fire burns in the distance beyond a lit city grid, with a thick black smoke plume rising into a dark blue night sky and no visible people.

Tags

citynightfiresmokeblackredaerialurbanlightsburningflamesdarkskycityscapeemergencyfirelightsmoke plumenight skydrone

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 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.

At 0:00, San Jose del Cabo city lights fill the lower frame while a distant red fire sends black smoke into the dark sky, with no visible people.
The opening frame sets the fire beyond the illuminated city grid. (0:00)
At 0:01, the San Jose del Cabo night aerial holds on bright street and building lights beneath a red fire and widening black smoke, with no visible people.
This frame keeps the fire prominent while the surrounding city remains visible below. (0:01)
At 0:02, San Jose del Cabo appears as a broad nighttime city view with the fire glowing red near the horizon and a dense smoke column above it, with no visible people.
The frame shows the strongest contrast between the red firelight and the dark smoke column. (0:02)

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