Ravensdown Site Re-Opens Oct. 11
Ravensdown’s Hornby location in Christchurch, N.Z., will be serving customers some 48 hours after a fire affected the eastern section of the 14 hectare site. Customers will be able to order and collect product starting at 8:00 a.m. Oct. 11.
No one was injured in the Oct. 9 fire, which severely damaged four of the company’s 13 storage buildings. The company said the fire started during some maintenance work and spread along the roof line when a rubber conveyor belt ignited. The company said the buildings were insured and will be replaced. The buildings were new fiberglass construction and did not contain asbestos.
The company said the fire did not impact the manufacturing part of the plant. It said the plant does not store explosives materials and that two small bangs heard during the fire were likely caused by gas bottles being used during maintenance work.