Two failed modern buildings in the CBD - PGC building (collapsed)and Grand Chancellor Hotel (on lean)

The Star, 7 March 2011; APN/The Star, Earthquake 6.3

Press, 12 March 2011

Detail from ‘Black Maps’slide

Location of deaths in theCBD

Left: Chimneyless house in Papanui (1km NW of CBD) - photo V Wood

Collapsed two-storey house, Woodham Rd (2km E of CBD)- photo Geoff Sloan, APN/Star,Earthquake 6.3

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Liquefaction in Christchurch after 22 February (red = moderate to severe)