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Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Gone in 24 hours

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    Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
    Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

    Demolition of the earthquake-damaged Vero House, in central Christchurch, began yesterday.

    The contractors started work at 5am and had to have the building, on the corner of Hereford St and Oxford Tce, down within 24 hours.

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    Christchurch Earthquake

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