The reverend of a historic Auckland church that went up in flames on Saturday afternoon said he was “sad to see a lot of history go up in smoke”, but grateful no-one was hurt. Reverend Grant Ridout watched on as dozens of firefighters tackled an enormous blaze at St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church in Ponsonby. The 20-metre by 40-metre fire broke out in the main hall of the single-story church, Dally said. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Flames on the roof of the church. ABIGAIL DOUGHERTY/Stuff Fourteen crews are battling the fire at St. Stephens Presbyterian Church.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2020 03:06 UTC