NZ Hostel Fire That Claimed 6 Lives a ‘Dreadful Human Tragedy’: Australian PM

NZ Hostel Fire That Claimed 6 Lives a ‘Dreadful Human Tragedy’: Australian PM
A general view of the scene after a fire at Loafers Lodge in Wellington, New Zealand on May 16, 2023 Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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The deadly hostel fire in New Zealand’s capital has been described by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a “dreadful human tragedy.”

The fire, which engulfed parts of the fully booked 92-room Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington, claimed the lives of six people, with several others unaccounted for.

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