The September 4 quake was the making of Darfield Bakery
Darfield Bakery was 'over-run' with customers the day after the 2010 quake, and has since doubled in size.
Baker Daryl Collier was one of the few already awake when the earthquake struck at 4.35am.
His first thought was that a train had derailed at the back of his property and was heading towards the building.
“It was a hell of a shake, it just went straight underneath us.”
Collier, the owner of Darfield Bakery, was with another baker when the quake struck and the power went out.
The pair found themselves in the dark, wading through fat from the fryers which had tipped over.
A lot of stock was lost but with no structural damage, the bakery was up and running the following day.
They were inundated with customers desperate for a coffee, a loaf of bread or just some company.
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