New Zealand police to remove bodies from hostel where at least 6 died in fire

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Published May 17, 2023 1:46 AM

By NICK PERRY
Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they plan to start removing bodies from the Wellington hostel where at least six people were killed in a fire. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they were aiming to remove the first two bodies from Loafers Lodge on Thursday and the next two on Friday. Bennett said it’s possible they could find more victims as officers continue their scene examination. Police say the believe the fire was arson and have launched a homicide investigation. Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested anybody. But they have a list of people they want to speak to and hope to quickly identify any suspects.

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