Fire Debris Falls Far from Scene

The Star-Sun. Nov 19. 1947 p 4

With smoke rising a mile into the air, masses of debris were carried over the southern and western parts of the city from the fire. Pieces of tarred roofing felt fell in Ngahere Street, Riccarton.

Strangest of all was an unscorched Ballantynes's docket which fluttered into the garden of a house in Puma Street, in the Riccarton State housing block a mile and a half from the fire. Fragments of charred paper fell at Riccarton Race course.