Ablaze(2019)
In November 1947 forty-one people died in a massive blaze that gutted the huge Ballantynes Department Store complex in the heart of Christchurch’s business district. This is the tragic story of New Zealand’s worst fire disaster.
Movie: Ablaze
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nancy Nash
Doreen Parsons
Sam Newstead
Edith Drake
Mrs. Moft
Mary Wootton
Lola Crew
Colin Lovell
Eric Boon
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