23 May 2023

A week on from the fatal Loafers Lodge fire

From Morning Report, 8:26 am on 23 May 2023
Fire and Emergency use a skylift to assess damage to Loafers Lodge following a fatal fire on 16 May, 2023.

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

It has been a week since the fatal fire took hold at Loafers Lodge in Wellington's Newtown.

The police investigation into the fire is expected to continue for much of this week.

Five bodies have been removed from the fire site.

A man appeared in court on Friday charged with two counts of arson, and police have not ruled out further and more serious charges.

Our reporter Jemima Huston has more.