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      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    A person's critically hurt after falling several floors at Christchurch's central city Turanga library building about 11am

    A person's critically hurt after falling several floors at Christchurch's central city Turanga library building about 11am


    A witness says they heard a loud scream before someone fell from the top balcony onto a platform below, and was retrieved using a Fire department cherry picker.

    The library's closed for the day.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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