What you need to know:A suspicious fire broke out at Wellington's Loafers Lodge hostel in Newtown overnight. Īmēratia newstips@stuff.co.nzSix people are confirmed to have died in the fire at a Wellington hostel, but emergency services have not yet been able to search all of the building. READ MORE:* In pictures: 'Once-in-a-decade' fire breaks out in Wellington hostel* Dozens feared dead after fire breaks out in central Wellington hostel* Live: Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Wellington a 'multi-fatality incident'Fenz was checking to see if alarms had gone off at the time of the fire. Very sad.”The large fire broke out in the middle of the night on the top floor of the 94-room Loafers Lodge hostel in Newtown. Supplied Firecrews attempting to extinguish a blaze coming from the roof of Loafers Lodge in Newtown, Wellington.

Source: Stuff May 17, 2023 02:29 UTC