New Zealand police start homicide inquiry into Wellington hostel fire case

New Zealand police have said they suspect that the fire incident at a hostel in Wellington in which at least six people were killed, was an arson and they have opened a homicide inquiry into it.

The hostel provided accommodation for construction workers, hospital staff and those serving sentences in the community for minor crimes, among other people. Police said some of the missing residents of the hostel might just be unaccounted for. Fire and Emergency department have deemed the building to be safe for police to enter.