UPDATE: At least six people are reported to have been killed and 20 others injured after a fire ripped through a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand overnight. 9News
A huge emergency response remains on the scene.She said the death toll would become clear in the coming hours, after the building was deemed safe for firefighters to search.
"There's a risk of the roof caving in and, of course, we need to make sure that our firefighters are protected as well," Whanau said.Whanau said a mayoral relief fund had been set up to support both the survivors who had lost their homes and accommodation, as well as the families of those who died.
"Firefighters ... have been putting themselves in harm's way over the last however many hours in order to try and get people out of the building and to try and get the fire out," he said.
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