15 May 2015

Woman killed in Papamoa named

3:40 pm on 15 May 2015

Bay of Plenty police have named a young woman who died in a fire in Papamoa last night.

She was Shannon Hoani Tipa, who was 18.

Police said neighbours heard an explosion about 11.15pm, and emergency services were called to the property where a sleep-out building was on fire.