A fire at a multistory 92-room hostel in Wellington, New Zealand killed at least six people Monday, officials said. Located in a suburb, Loafers Lodges advertises itself as “a cost-effective accommodation option” for short- and long-term residents.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — At least six people are dead after a fire broke out overnight at a multistory hostel in New Zealand’s capital in what fire officials are describing as their “worst nightmare” and a once-in-a-decade event.Local police estimate that fewer than 10 people were killed, although authorities were still investigating the scene Tuesday morning local time. Fifty-two people had been accounted for, Wellington fire commander Nick Pyatt said on local morning news program “AM.
Loafers Lodge, in the suburb of Newtown in southern Wellington, advertises itself as “a cost-effective accommodation option” for short- and long-term residents. Pyatt said the large volume of residents in the building added to the difficulty of the rescue mission. Five people were rescued off the roof, he said.
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