Fire Victim Identified
New Zealand Police National News Release
5:05pm 16 October 2006
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release.html?id=2712
Police have identified this morning's Blockhouse Bay Rd fire victim as 24 year-old Chinese student Zhou Xu [Xu is the
family name].
He had been in New Zealand since May this year but had visited the country a number of times since 2000.
Mr Xu was found in his burning home by firemen at about 2.45 this morning. A post-mortem examination was carried out
earlier today and the results suggest he died as a result of the fire.
Mr Xu was from the Hulong Jiang province in China.
Police have spoken with a cousin of the deceased who lives in Auckland but as yet have not been able to establish
whether Mr Xu had a flat mate or not.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Benefield says anyone with information about Mr Xu should contact the Avondale CIB on 09
820 5784.
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