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1 online resource : illustrations Website catalogued: 18 Aug. 2017 AnyQuestions is funded by the Ministry of Education, managed by the National Library of New Zealand, and staffed by librarians from right around New Zealand Topics covered: Ballantyne's department store, Ballantyne's fire, Fires New Zealand, disasters, Christchurch fires, NZ disasters. Social Sciences: Continuity and change Contents: Facts and pictures -- Articles and videos -- EPIC resources -- Books Summary: Ballantynes is a well-known department store in Christchurch. On 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in the store and many workers became trapped on the upper floors. 41 people died in total and the fire it is still considered one of New Zealand's worst disasters. In this entry we will show you how to find information about the start of the fire, how it spread throughout the store, who was involved and what happened afterwards Senior primary (Years 5-8); Junior secondary (Years 7-10) Many answers