New Zealand's Worst Fire: Ballantynes Department Store | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

A documentary about the devastating fire that gutted the Ballantynes Department Store in New Zealand, and dramatically changed NZ fire safety regulations...

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CHAPTERS: 🔖
► 00:00 - Intro
► 00:43 - Background
► 03:25 - The Ballantynes Department Store Fire
► 09:53 - The Aftermath

MUSIC: 🎵
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory

SOURCES: 📑
► "Ballantynes Fire Transcripts" collated by Christchurch Libraries. Available via: https://christchurchcitylibraries.com...
► "Report of the Royal Commission" collated by Christchurch Libraries. Available via: https://christchurchcitylibraries.com...
► "Ballantynes fire memorial" published by New Zealand History, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Link: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/ba...
► "Business Hall of Fame: Founder of department store inducted" by Daniel Brunskill, published by The New Zealand Herald, July 2019. Link: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/b...
► "Our Heritage" published by J Ballantyne and Co. Link: https://www.ballantynes.co.nz/our-her...

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