Loafers Lodge advertises itself as an reasonably priced place for folks to remain whereas they’re within the capital, whether or not on enterprise or needing to go to the close by Wellington Hospital. It has 92 rooms and promotes them as being obtainable long run.
Mr Pyatt added that some emergency name centre employees had been “on the telephone to individuals who they then misplaced contact with”.
Police mentioned the reason for the fireplace remained unexplained, and they might be investigating alongside fireplace and emergency officers.
About 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles battled the blaze.
