Ablaze

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Victoria Abbott Nancy Nash

Manon Blackman Doreen Parsons

Jarred Blakiston Sam Newstead

Alison Bruce Edith Drake

Janine Burchett Mrs. Moft