{"id":4501,"date":"2023-05-16T06:47:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=4501"},"modified":"2023-05-16T06:47:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:47:13","slug":"fire-breaks-out-in-wellington-hostel-several-injured-two-in-serious-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=4501","title":{"rendered":"Fire breaks out in Wellington hostel &#8211; several injured, two in serious condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters have battled a large blaze at a hostel in the Wellington suburb of Newtown.<\/p>\n<p>Fire and Emergency was alerted at 12.25am to the fire at Loafers Lodge on Wellington&#8217;s Adelaide Road.<\/p>\n<p>Five people were taken to hospital, two in a serious condition, after the fire broke out in the multi-storey building.<\/p>\n<p>A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said some occupants were unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>Wellington district assistant fire commander Michael Dombroski said the fire quickly spread.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Several occupants were rescued by firefighters and removed from the building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lodge resident Chris Fincham said fire alarms would go off regularly in the building but this time no alarm sounded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only reason I knew it was actually happening was because there was someone running down the passageway saying &#8216;evacuate, evacuate&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--GYqhWv_q--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1684171110\/4L8XSXR_PXL_20230515_150121034_MP_jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of the blaze at Loafers Lodge, Adelaide Road, Wellington.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"787\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Emergency services were alerted at 12.25am on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Denise Garland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Power was out in the immediate vicinity of the building.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Loafers Lodge website, the building has 92 rooms, as well as lounges and kitchens for guests to use, and offers offers short-term and long-term accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Ambulances remained at the scene at 5am though there were fewer on site than at the peak of the fire. Twenty fire trucks were operating at the site, Fire and Emergency said.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide Road between John Street and the Basin Reserve was closed.<\/p>\n<p>Wellington City Council said buses and other traffic between the central city and southern suburbs was likely was likely to be diverted for several hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters have battled a large blaze at a hostel in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. Fire and Emergency was alerted at 12.25am to the fire at Loafers Lodge on Wellington&#8217;s Adelaide Road. Five people were taken to hospital, two in a serious condition, after the fire broke out in the multi-storey building. 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