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Sithembiso Lawrence Mdlalose faces charges of arson, 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder after admitting to having started the fire, which also left hundreds of people displaced.
Anger ripped through the Denver informal settlement as dwellers heard for the first time that one of their own had been responsible for the Marshalltown fire that led 76 deaths and hundreds of them being displaced.
Residents of the Johannesburg building that caught fire on Thursday, leading to at least 74 deaths, tell Daily Maverick their stories of loss and heartbreak.
This is a tragedy that should not have happened. As with the recent explosion, caused by maintenance failures, that ripped up an inner-city street, callous politicians and officials have allowed Johannesburg to decline into a deathtrap — especially for the most vulnerable.
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.