Firefighters at the Para Rubber building

20 December 1966

Firefighters at the Para Rubber building

20 December 1966

In this photo, firefighters continue to fight the fire from various angles stop the veranda, my son Simon a volunteer firefighter notes in this photo in the top left set of window flames are clearly visible crawling along the ceiling, but not creating as much smoke indicating a clean, very hot fire. The top left set of windows seem to still be intact.
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Creator: Peter Basire

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Contributor: Barbara Newcombe

Source: Entry in the 2021 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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