SOWETAN | No solace for firefighters' families
An investigation report into the fire that gutted the Bank of Lisbon building in Joburg CBD has confirmed what many long suspected – negligence.
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An investigation report into the fire that gutted the Bank of Lisbon building in Joburg CBD has confirmed what many long suspected – negligence.
The submission of the reports to the Provincial Legislature and their public release is a significant step towards accountability and transparency.
Here is what the report REVEALED five years after the Bank of Lisbon fire in Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of three firefighters.
There has been yet another delay in releasing the findings of investigations into the fire in a Johannesburg building that claimed the lives of three firefighters in 2018.
The building was a high-risk fire hazard but no safety checks were done before government employees moved in.