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A fire tore through the informal settlement on Saturday night, destroying hundreds of homes, displacing approximately 2,000 people, with several hospitalised, and claiming the lives of a 5-year-old girl and two men.
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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 event highlighted the ongoing battle between residents, the city and building hijackers. Eyewitness News takes a deeper look.
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Another building in Marshalltown, in the Johannesburg CBD, at the corner of Delvers Street and Cornelius Street caught fire on Friday. This follows one of the shacks erected inside the building catching fire, with one person suffering smoke inhalation. No fatalities were reported.