At least six people have died in a “once-in-a-decade fire” at a hostel in Wellington. 7NEWS
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Several feared dead in New Zealand hostel fire.Fire and Emergency district manager Nick Pyatt confirmed the tragedy would be a multi-fatality and said 52 people managed to escape, while several were still unaccounted for.
New Zealand Police said it believed the number of fatalities was less than 10, however, it was unable to be more specific until officers could get inside the building. Pyatt told reporters firefighters had put their lives at risk to try rescue as many people as possible and the comms centre staff “were on the phone to people who they then lost contact with”.“Our thoughts at this time are with the families of those who have perished, and with our crews who valiantly rescued those and attempted to rescue those but they couldn’t.”The hostel houses about 92 people but it is unclear how many were present at the time of the blaze.
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