Mum’s eulogy interrupted as church evacuated

Friday, June 28th, 2013

In Wellington, New Zealand, a mother’s eulogy at her 15-year-old daughter’s funeral was interrupted as firefighters evacuated the church owing to fears it was unsafe.

Alatauai Leota-Sasa, a netball ace from St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie, was being farewelled at PIPC Newtown church yesterday when the pastor interrupted to say the building had been declared uninhabitable. Continue reading

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