First published MAY 17, 2023 Updated 30 minutes ago *This story was originally published on RNZ and is republished with permission* Firefighters confronted by people screaming at them to "save their mates" on the top floor did not have a second truck Firefighters lacked a second giant ladder truck to fight the deadly Wellington fire because it was broken down yet again. Their sole 32-metre ladder truck with a basket on the end rescued five people off the roof of Loafers Lodge in Newton.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/wellington-hostel-fire-rescue-could-have-been-hampered-by-broken-ladder-truck

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