Firefighters training at Queen Elizabeth II Park

16 March 1972

Firefighters training at Queen Elizabeth II Park

16 March 1972

Firefighters working to extinguish a deliberately set fire at the old grandstand at Queen Elizabeth II Park as part of a training exercise. The grandstand is being removed ahead of the Commonwealth Games stadium being built on the site.

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Area: East / New Brighton

Source: Christchurch Star archive

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