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Another Australian hostel fire
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Australia’s most southerly backpackers’ hostel was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.

The Tasmania Fire Service said the weatherboard Lune River hostel was engulfed by flames by the time units reached it.

Fire officer Paul Coad said it was believed to have been unoccupied at the time and an investigation into the cause had begun.

The hostel, about 90km south of Hobart, is a favourite starting and ending point for bushwalkers tackling Tasmania’s rugged South West National Park.