New Zealand

Fire at Auckland hostel safely extinguished

16:39 pm on 18 June 2023

Photo: Supplied / Auckland City Mission

Fire crews have safely put out a small fire at a hostel in Freemans Bay, Auckland.

Fire and Emergency was called just before 3pm to the James Liston Hotel, where there was a fire on the second floor of a premises.

Crew at the scene told an RNZ reporter the fire was quickly extinguished with sprinklers with help from firefighters.

There are no reports of injuries.

A fire at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington last month killed five people.