Police now consider the fire at Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington, which killed at least six people, was an act of arson. In an update to media at 4.30pm today, Inspector Dion Bennett, the acting Wellington District Commander, said the fire was being treated as arson. Fire investigators assess the charred roof at the Loafers Lodge building this morning. Flames shooting from the Loafers Lodge in Wellington after a fatal fire early Tuesday morning. The Wellington City Council confirmed Loafers Lodge was issued with a building warrant of fitness in March.
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