A resident of Loafers Lodge in Wellington, where at least six people died in the May 16 fire, told the WSWS that people struggled to escape from the upper floors.
By Tom Peters Nearly a week after the horrific fire at the Loafers Lodge boarding house in New Zealand, the number of deaths has still not been confirmed. Yesterday, police said the toll was fewer than 10, with five bodies recovered so far from the .
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The fire at Loafers Lodge in Wellington is being investigated as arson, but there are growing indications that rundown and unsafe conditions in the building contributed to the blaze and deaths of more than six people.