The deadly hostel fire in New Zealand’s capital has been described by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a “dreadful human tragedy.”
The fire, which engulfed parts of the fully booked 92-room Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington, claimed the lives of six people, with several others unaccounted for.
Albanese said he had spoken with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and had offered assistance.
“I expressed my condolences on behalf of Australia to our friends in New Zealand at this very difficult time,” Albanese told reporters in Melbourne on May 16.
“Any assistance, of course, will, as always, be available from Australia to New Zealand at what is a very difficult time,” he said….