At least six people are dead and 11 unaccounted for 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.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fire at the Loafers Lodge hostel. Multiple people are believed to be dead after a fire ripped through the 92-room hostel.Fire and emergency crews work at the scene of a fire at the Loafers Lodge. Firefighters arrived at the scene about 12:25 a.m.
Tuesday to find a fire that was rapidly spreading and burning through the roof of the building.Firefighters work at the scene. The large number of residents in the building complicated the rescue mission. Five people were rescued off the roof, said Nick Pyatt, the Wellington fire commander.A firefighter stands in a decontamination shower at the site of a fire at the hostel.
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