"I would've still been asleep if I hadn't received that call."

Miimetua Cameron, a resident on the second floor of Wellington’s Loafers Lodge, says she only knew about the fire after a neighbour called her after not seeing her outside.

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— 1News (@1NewsNZ) May 16, 2023

#UPDATE At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire.

Towering flames and thick smoke could be seen pouring from the roof of the Loafers Lodge hostel in central Wellington during the night, as 80 firefighters and 20 trucks battled the blazehttps://t.co/EZh8toqQCW pic.twitter.com/hZKkAULk9a

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 16, 2023