The Hillsborough site has since been completely cleared of any rubble. Before it was destroyed, the factory was able to produce more than 30,000 pizzas a day for supermarkets across New Zealand.
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Fenz Woolston station officer Nick Brown earlier told
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Fire razed Romano’s Food Group pizza factory, leaving workers with an uncertain future. Romano’s Food Group Limited began in 1975 in Christchurch as a maker of fine pastry under the name of Maxwell’s Pastry. The company’s first location was a small shop on Ferry Rd in Woolston.
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A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said it was determined the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction of one of the factory s control boxes. Before it was destroyed, the factory was able to produce more than 30,000 pizzas a day for supermarkets across New Zealand. Woolston station officer Nick Brown earlier said the factory collapsed in the fire because the walls were made of aluminium and polystyrene. “The polystyrene melts and the strength has gone.”
SUPPLIED The collapse of the building made it hard to access hot spots, he said. Romano’s Food Group Limited began in 1975 in Christchurch as a maker of fine pastry under the name of Maxwell’s Pastry. The group’s first location was a small shop on Ferry Rd in Woolston.