BBC presenter’s brother ‘missing’ after deadly arson attack on Wellington hostel

Investigators survey the scene after a fire at Loafers Lodge in Wellington, New Zealand (George Heard/New Zealand Herald/AP)

A fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson, police in New Zealand said as a murder investigation was opened.

No arrests have been made but officers have a list of people they want to speak to and hope to quickly identify a suspect, police inspector Dion Bennett said.