Editing Fires Were Started (section)

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{{Infobox film
| name           =Fires Were Started
| image          =Still from the documentary "Fires Were Started".jpg

| caption        =Still from the documentary ''Fires Were Started''
| director       =[[Humphrey Jennings]]
| producer       =[[Ian Dalrymple]]
| writer         =Humphrey Jennings
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[William Sansom]]<br />George Gravett<br />Phillip Wilson-Dickson<br />[[Fred Griffiths (actor)|Fred Griffiths]]<br />Loris Rey<br />Johnny Houghton<br />T. P. Smith<br />John Barker
| music          =[[William Alwyn]]
| cinematography =[[C.M. Pennington-Richards]]
| editing        =[[Stewart McAllister]]
| distributor    =[[Crown Film Unit]]
| released       ={{Film date|1943|04|12|UK|df=yes}}
| runtime        =65 min.
| country        =United Kingdom
| language       =English
| budget         =
}}
'''''Fires Were Started''''' is a 1943 British film written and directed by [[Humphrey Jennings]]. Filmed in documentary style, it shows the lives of [[firefighter]]s through [[the Blitz]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The film uses actual firemen (including [[Cyril Demarne]]) rather than professional actors.