Woman’s fatal injuries
Jump from third storey
Two have lucky escape

The Press, Nov 19, 1947. p.7.

Two of the three office employees who jumped from third storey windows on Colombo street had fortunate escapes from serious injury and the Christchurch Hospital last night reported that their condition was satisfactory. The third woman was seriously injured and died in the hospital at 7 45 pm. She was Mrs Violet May Cody or (Coody), address unknown.

The injured women were:

• Mrs Nancy Gladys Nash, aged 28, of 71 Conway Street, Spreydon.
• Miss Lois M Kennedy, aged 20, of 4 Swanns Road, Richmond.

Miss Kennedy's fiance, who works near Ballantynes, ran to the building when he heard that a fire had broken out, and was in time to help firemen lift Miss Kennedy from the veranda on to which she jumped. Mrs Nash was a close friend of Miss Kennedy and the two decided to jump when they found that all exits from the administrative offices were blocked by flames.