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Father pays tribute to family
"YOU took my heart,'' Jeremiah Lale said as he delivered a tribute, devastating but laced with laughter, to his wife and five children who perished in Queensland's worst ever house fire.
Mr Lale's wife Teukisia and five children - Jerry, Paul, Lafoa'i, Sela and Richie - died in the Slacks Creek blaze and their funeral has been held this morning.
The father-of-five was consoled by family and friends from the grief-stricken Pacific Islander community.
Mr Lale arrived at today's funeral at Hillsong Church, Mt Gravatt, in the hearse carrying his wife.
He spoke at the end of the two-hour service.
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