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A blaze ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital Wellington overnight on May 16, 2023, killing at least six people. Fifty-two people in the 92-room Loafers Lodge were accounted for, but firefighters were still searching for missing people. The cause of the blaze was currently unknown. A police investigation is likely to be launched after the building is deemed safe to enter.
