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On Tuesday, 18 November 1947, a fire engulfed the Ballantynes department store in central Christchurch, New Zealand, resulting in the death of 41 people. It remains the deadliest fire in New Zealand's
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…the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1947 established the modern rural firefighting force. On 18 November 1947, Christchurch's Ballantynes department store was gutted by fire, killing 41 employees. The resulting Royal Commission of Inquiry found that the store's evacuation scheme was inadequate, the fire brigade was slow to…
Firefighters battling the blaze
Ballantynes Fire as seen from the tower of ChristChurch Cathedral
Ballantyne Memorial Rose Garden at Ruru Lawn Cemetery
Funeral for the victims of the Ballantynes Department Store fire