Loafers Lodge fire

Loafers Lodge fire
Loafers Lodge in August 2021
Date16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
VenueLoafers Lodge
LocationNewtown, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°18′24″S 174°46′40″E / 41.30674°S 174.77773°E / -41.30674; 174.77773
TypeFire
CauseArson
Deaths5
Non-fatal injuries20
Property damageFire damage, partial collapse of building
Arrests1
AccusedUndisclosed male, age 48

On 16 May 2023, a fire broke out at the 92-bed Loafers Lodge in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand. Five people were killed, and twenty others injured.[1] On 18 May 2023, a man, whose identity is still suppressed, was arrested.[2] He was charged with arson and murder.

  1. ^ "Hostel fire: Hearse arrives as police recover two bodies". NZ Herald. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Man charged with two counts of arson after fatal hostel fire". NZ Herald. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.