Firefighters fighting the fire from the street

20 December 1966

Photo shows firefighters fighting the fire from the street. Another view of firefighters working in a team handling the a hose, my son, Simon, a volunteer firefighter, notes a ground based monitor (water cannon) to being used to aim the flow of water upwards from the ground. In the background, fire engines, a fire board personnel, spaghetti junction of hoses, and the watching crowd across the streets.
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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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Reference ID: CCL-PH21-218

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Firefighters fighting the fire from the street

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