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New Zealand police treating deadly Wellington hostel fire as arson

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New Zealand fire officials have ruled that a five-alarm blaze that heavily damaged a Wellington hostel and killed six people early Tuesday was an arson and a homicide.

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  1. KVUE

    Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people (opens KVUE)

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    A number of people remain unaccounted for, police said, and the cause of the fire is still unexplained.

  2. The Guardian

    New Zealand hostel fire: six people dead and many missing in Wellington blaze – latest news (opens The Guardian)

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    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he understands that six people have been confirmed dead in the fire at Loafers Lodge hostel, and that there are likely to be more

  3. Washington Post

    New Zealand hostel fire kills at least six people (opens Washington Post)

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    Six people have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out in a Wellington hostel around 12:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, officials said.

  4. New York Times

    Fire at Hostel in New Zealand’s Capital Kills at Least 6 (opens New York Times)

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    The cause of the blaze at the hostel, which has 92 rooms and no sprinklers, an official said, was under investigation.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    New Zealand's prime minister says an overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand’s capital has killed at least six people.

  6. The Guardian

    New Zealand hostel fire: at least six dead and 11 missing in Wellington blaze (opens The Guardian)

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    Emergency services called to 92-room Loafers Lodge hostel just after midnight and a number of people remain unaccounted for

  7. MyNorthwest

    Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, officials say (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee

  8. France 24

    At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire, says prime minister (opens France 24)

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    A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called…

  9. Fox5 Atlanta

    At least 6 killed after fire rips through New Zealand hostel (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”

  10. Al Jazeera

    Six dead after fire engulfs hostel in Wellington, New Zealand (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The cause of the fire is not known, but emergency services are treating the incident as suspicious.

  11. People

    At Least 6 People Dead and 11 Missing in New Zealand Hostel Fire (opens People)

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    At least six people have died in a fire that broke out Monday morning at a four-story New Zealand hostel called Loafers Lodge in the island country's capital city of Wellington, according to multiple outlets.

  12. CNN

    New Zealand police charge suspect after deadly hostel fire (opens CNN)

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    Authorities in New Zealand have arrested a suspect in relation to a fire at a hostel that killed at least six people on Tuesday.

  13. Local News 8

    At least six dead in New Zealand hostel fire, according to report (opens Local News 8)

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    By Tatiana Arias, CNN At least six people have reportedly died after a fire erupted inside a hostel in New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington early Tuesday local time. “I have had varying reports, I understand six confirmed previously and it looks like there are likely to be more,” New Zealand’s P…

  14. NBC4 Washington

    Fire Kills at Least 6 People at New Zealand Hostel, Prime Minister Says (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee in their pajamas in what a fire chief called his “worst nightmare.”

  15. Delaware Public Media

    A fire at a New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, the prime minister says (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas.

  16. Fox News

    Hostel fire kills at least 6 in waterfront city as cops investigate possible arson (opens Fox News)

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    The Loafers Lodge in Wellington, New Zealand, had no sprinklers, and officials have not yet determined if fire alarms went off as the blaze started shortly after midnight.

  17. France 24

    At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire (opens France 24)

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    At least six people were killed in a fire that tore through a four-storey hostel in the early hours of Tuesday in New Zealand's capital, with several others plucked from a rooftop to safety.

  18. CBS News

    New Zealand hostel fire kills at least 6 in fire chief's "worst nightmare" (opens CBS News)

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    New Zealand's prime minister said an overnight fire at Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington killed at least six people. A number of guests and residents are still missing.

  19. The Guardian

    ‘Manifestation of a crisis’: Wellington hostel fire puts spotlight on dire state of New Zealand housing (opens The Guardian)

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    Blaze that left at least six dead comes amid severe housing shortage in the New Zealand capital

  20. The Guardian

    Deadly Wellington hostel fire being treated as arson, police say (opens The Guardian)

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    New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blaze

  21. Los Angeles Times

    New Zealand hostel fire that killed 6 was arson, police say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    New Zealand police launch a homicide investigation into a deadly fire that killed six people at a hostel and that they say was the result of arson.

  22. Fox News

    New Zealand police believe hostel fire to be arson; homicide investigation launched (opens Fox News)

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    New Zealand police have launched a homicide investigation Wednesday into a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel that they believe was arson.

  23. UPI

    New Zealand police treating deadly Wellington hostel fire as arson (opens UPI)

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    New Zealand fire officials have ruled that a five-alarm blaze that heavily damaged a Wellington hostel and killed six people early Tuesday was an arson and a homicide.

  24. Al Jazeera

    New Zealand police suspect arson in deadly hostel fire (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Smoke and flames engulfed the four-storey Loafers Lodge in Wellington early on Tuesday, killing at least six people.

  25. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    New Zealand police say hostel fire that killed 6 was arson (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WELLINGTON, New Zealand >> New Zealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation.

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