Posted on 05/16/2023 1:05:48 PM PDT by DallasBiff
World New Zealand hostel fire kills at least 6 in fire chief's "worst nightmare"
May 15, 2023 / 9:57 PM / CBS/AP
A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his "worst nightmare."
Fifty-two people in the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington had been accounted for, but firefighters were still looking for others, said Wellington Fire and Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt. He said they were called to the hostel at about 12:30 a.m.
Authorities told local media that 11 people were still unaccounted for and that the building had no water sprinklers.
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This is bad.
Too many still missing.
“The building had no water sprinklers!”
Isn’t New Zealand one of the countries that surprised many by how seriously they took Masks and Vax requirements during the pandemic? Interesting how they’re all in with flattening the curve, but not all that strict with fire safety in public places.
Perhaps if they spent more time inspecting buildings and less time disarming their people, this could have been avoided.
After a building has a major fire that destroys a certain percentage of the building, some codes require a sprinkler retrofit. But that that doesn't help those who may be lost, basically for the sake of politics and money.
Hostels hold lots of backpackers...with tiny camp stoves.
Portland. Basement had a new toilet installed. No door. If you wanted to take a dump everyone could watch.
I never understood the concept of a ‘Hostel” is that like a free hotel? Who’s funding, maintaining, cleaning and managing it?
I stayed at some while hiking through Europe years ago. Maybe they are subsidized a bit by the government to promote tourism?
Although the owner probably does all right. Cram 8 to 10 people into a regular hotel room and charge them all $10 a night.
https://www.loaferslodge.co.nz/index.html
Looks a lot nice than the ones I stayed in! Appears to be small rooms for one or two people. A bed and some shelves. Bathrooms, living areas, etc. are common use.
A fascist state.
No wonder bad things happen.
Didn’t they get rid of the dizzy dame who destroyed their economy over Covid?
They’re not free. They’re very cheap, because they just provide minimal services, people either sleep in bunks in dorms or in tiny 2-person rooms, and get up and leave at the crack of dawn.
“If you wanted to take a dump everyone could watch.”
I bet you never had to clean that commode, LOL.
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