Fire and emergency crews were called to the Loafers Lodge Hostel on Adelaide Road in Wellington just before 12:30am to battle a fire raging on the top floor. Efforts to establish how many hospital staff were in Loafers Lodge at the time of the fire was underway by Capital and Coast District Health Board. Damage is seen on the Loafers Lodge hostel building following a fatal fire in WellingtonUp to 10 people have died after a fire broke out at a hostel building in central Wellington overnight amid fears there could be more fatalities (pictures is the Lodgers Loafers hostel)'There was quite a family unit. Ms Hocking added that Loafers Lodge was not currently used as a supplier of emergency housing. 'We sympathise with all those affected by the fire at Loafers Lodge in Wellington this morning,' Hocking said.
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