An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police says, as they opened a homicide investigation
An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police has said, as they opened a homicide investigation.
Smoke and flames engulfed the 92-room, four-storey Loafers Lodge in Wellington in the early hours of Tuesday, sending residents fleeing for their lives. Firefighters found six bodies inside the hostel, but said they were unable to search everywhere because the roof had partially collapsed on the top floor. Police have said the death toll may rise.A police reconnaissance team entered the building on Wednesday for the first time since it was declared safe, to look for evidence and locate the dead.
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