Article – RNZThe building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023.Kate Green , Senior ReporterKrystal Gibbens, JournalistA Wellington developer has bought Loafers Lodge, the burnt-out boarding house in which five people died more than two years ago. The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since the fire in May 2023. “Settlement has not yet taken place, and Primeproperty has not taken possession of the site. Wellington City Missioner Murray Edridge has been calling for something to be done with the building for the past two and a half years. “I was delighted to hear that news today, because it means that hopefully something will finally be done about the Loafers Lodge building,” he told RNZ.