On 31 August, a blaze ripped through an illegally occupied building on 80 Albert Street in Johannesburg’s inner city, killing 77 people and leaving scores injured.
On 31 August, a blaze ripped through an illegally occupied building on 80 Albert Street in Johannesburg’s inner city, killing 77 people and leaving scores injured.
The building on 80 Albert Street, where 77 people died, is believed to have been hijacked in 2018, with the City of Joburg claiming it last leased the building to Social Development - a claim the department denies.