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A crane working on a brick building in the Christchurch central city. A sign on the fence reads, "Quake repairs, keep out, for your own safety".
A photograph of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. A temporary fence made out of wooden slats, plastic netting, and safety tape has been constructed in front of the property. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the front windows and a red sticker has been placed on the front door. The red sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.
A document describing the use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher to avoid the need to make confined space entries.
A pile of bricks in the car park of the SRS Ayurveda Clinic on Ferry Road in Woolston. The bricks have been enclosed in a safety fence.
The Press Building in Cathedral Square missing the wrought iron at the top of the tower. It was removed after the 4 September earthquake for safety reasons.
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "792 Colombo Street".
A sign outside Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The sign has been used to hold safety tape which has been draped around the building.
A view through a safety fence to the damaged Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi. Severe cracks in the building's foundations can be seen, and the front decking has sagged.
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