Emergency Services

Investigations continue, including into the role played by Fire and Emergency in the rescue of five people off the roof. A truck with a 32-metre ladder was used, but a second long-ladder truck was not… Audio

An intensive police search of the Loafers Lodge in Wellington is due to start today. Six people are confirmed to have died in a blaze there on Tuesday, but up to 20 people are still unaccounted for… Audio

Police say it will be days before they know how many people have died in the horrific Wellington hostel fire. The fire in Loafers Lodge on Tuesday morning is now being treated as arson and a homicide… Audio

Fire and Emergency are handing over the scene of the Loafers Lodge fire to Police today. Six people are known to have died in yesterday's fire, and an investigation into the cause of the fire… Audio

Support agencies are concerned about the re-housing of those living in the Wellington hostel which caught fire on Monday night. The top floor of Loafers Lodge was engulfed in flames for hours as… Audio

In the early hours of Tuesday morning dozens of people emerged from the fire engulfed Loafers Lodge in Wellington's Adelaide Road - choking on smoke and wondering about the fate of their neighbours… Audio

In the wake of the Loafers Lodge fire, questions are being asked about the Fire Service's ability to fight fires in high rise buildings in the capital. On Monday night firefighters confronted… Audio

Wellington City Council says most of those evacuated because of the Loafer's Lodge blaze yesterday have new temporary accommodation. Only a handful of residents from the hostel were still at an… Audio

The National Party leader Christopher Luxon visited the scene of the Loafers Lodge fire and met with some of the survivors. He says the scene was shocking, and bigger questions will need to be asked… Audio

Urban search and rescue team stabilized the building yesterday and will be on site this morning to ensure it is safe to enter. 11 people remain unaccounted for after yesterday's early morning blaze… Audio

Fire and Emergency, or FENZ, was at the scene throughout yesterday but will hand over to police today. Bruce Stubbs is Wellington region manager and spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The police are hoping to finally get into the fire wrecked Wellington hostel today to confirm the number of dead and start recovering at least six bodies. 11 people remain unaccounted for after… Audio

Questions are emerging about the state of the Wellington hostel where at least six people died in a fire on Monday night. The 92 room Loafers Lodge was near capacity when a fire broke out on the top… Audio

Investigations continue this morning into the deadly fire at Wellington's Loafers Lodge. The blaze killed at least six people and others are still missing. Dozens of people who lived in the building… Audio

In Wellington the Newtown and Mt Cook communities are in shock after the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge on Adelaide Road.

Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham talks to neighbouring residents.

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