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New Zealand police to inspect hostel for bodies

After two days of preparatory work, NZ police are able to begin a full inspection of the Loafers Lodge hostel after its deadly fire.

The New Daily

Loafers Lodge residents reveal poor conditions inside Wellington hostel, as police pursue arson investigation

With New Zealand police now treating the fatal fire at a Wellington hostel as arson, former residents recall how they managed to escape the burning building and the stark conditions inside.

ABC News

Man charged over deadly NZ hostel fire

Police won't rule out further, more serious charges against a man arrested over a fire at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, which killed at least six people.

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BBC presenter’s brother ‘unaccounted for’ following New Zealand hostel fire

Lucy Hockings is said to be ‘awaiting further information from authorities’ after the blaze in Wellington on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

New Zealand police say hostel fire that killed 6 was arson, launch homicide investigation

New Zealand police say they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation

The Independent UK

Arson suspected in deadly NZ hostel fire

WELLINGTON: An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police said on Wednesday, as they opened a homicide investigation.

Bangkok Post

Afternoon Update: truck driver charged after school bus crash; young Australians spending less; and arson suspected in Wellington fire

Seven children were seriously injured in collision, including one who has undergone a complete arm amputation

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Deadly Wellington hostel fire being treated as arson, police say

New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blaze

The Guardian - AU

Homicide probe as NZ police confirm deadly blaze was likely arson

New Zealand's deadly hostel blaze has become a homicide investigation, as police confirm it is a suspected arson.

The New Daily

Why does it take a deadly fire for New Zealand to pay attention to how its most vulnerable live?

The deaths of at least six people at Wellington’s Loafers Lodge has shone a light on the country’s long-ignored housing crisis

The Guardian - AU

Wellington hostel fire rescue could have been hampered by broken ladder truck

Firefighters confronted by people screaming at them to "save their mates" on the top floor did not have a second truck.

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand police suspect arson caused hostel fire that killed six

New Zealand police said on Wednesday a fire at a hostel in the capital, Wellington, in which at least six people were killed was suspected to have been arson and they had opened a homicide inquiry.

Reuters

Search and recovery resumes after NZ hostel fire

New Zealand police are treating a deadly hostel fire as suspicious as a grim search of the 92-room building resumes on Wednesday.

The New Daily

What we know about the Wellington Loafers Lodge hostel fire

A devastating fire ravaged through a hostel in New Zealand's capital early Tuesday morning, taking the lives of at least six people. Here's what we know so far.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Manifestation of a crisis’: Wellington hostel fire puts spotlight on dire state of New Zealand housing

Blaze that left at least six dead comes amid severe housing shortage in the New Zealand capital

Al Jazeera

Six dead after fire engulfs hostel in Wellington, New Zealand

The cause of the fire is not known, but emergency services are treating the incident as suspicious.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM dismisses push to cap negative gearing; Wellington hostel fire; and video of US guard killing trans man

Internal push for stronger housing policy reform comes amid fears Labor could bleed inner-city voters to the Greens over issue

The Independent UK

Wellington hostel fire – live: Survivors had to choose whether to ‘jump out the window or just burn’

At least six people are dead and 11 are missing

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The New Daily

‘Smelt like poison’: Harrowing details from deadly NZ hostel blaze

Authorities have described a "confronting" scene at a Wellington hostel where at least six people died in a blaze early on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Wellington hostel fire – live: At least six killed after ‘once in a decade’ blaze engulfs New Zealand lodge

Authorities described it as ‘the worst nightmare for us’

The Independent UK

Six dead in New Zealand hostel fire as survivors had to choose whether to ‘jump out the window or just burn’

Four-storey, 92-room Wellington hostel was almost fully occupied at time of ‘once in a decade’ fire

Daily Record

New Zealand hostel fire leaves 'six dead and 20 missing' as flames tear through building

Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt has described the blaze at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington as his 'worst nightmare'.

ABC News

New Zealand hostel fire leaves multiple people dead in Wellington — as it happened

A hostel fire in New Zealand's capital has left multiple people dead in a "tragic event for all involved" — as it happened.

Daily Mirror

New Zealand fire: Six dead and 30 guests missing after horror blaze rips through hostel

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

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