‘A once-in-a-decade fire for this country’ – six dead and 11 missing after blaze in New Zealand hostel
Firefighters stand outside the hostel in Wellington, where at least six people were killed after a fire broke out. Photo: AP — © AP
Io DoddsUK Independent
At least six people were killed and 11 more remained missing yesterday after a fire broke out at a four-storey hostel housing vulnerable people in New Zealand.
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