Firefighter says Joburg CBD fire scene the worst of his 50-year career
Seventy-four people, including children, died in Thursday's fire, while more than 50 others were injured.
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Seventy-four people, including children, died in Thursday's fire, while more than 50 others were injured.
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At least 74 people died when a fire tore through the five-storey building on Albert Street, which was home to more than 200 families.
The fire broke out in a five-storey inner city building in Johannesburg, South Africa in the early hours of this morning leading to over 60 deaths and nearly as many injuries
More than 60 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said."A lot of people" might have been trapped inside when the fire started, he added, suggesting many in the building may have been squatting illegally.