At least 52 people died and 43 were injured in a fire that destroyed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg this morning, the South African city’s emergency services said.
BREAKING: Footage has been released of the scene in Johannesburg where at least 52 people died in a fire.https://t.co/M5u9pyLvT0
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The death toll in a fire in Johannesburg’s CBD has risen to 55 and is likely to rise. More than 43 other people were also injured. It has been reported that the building that caught fire this morning in Johannesburg CBD is a hijacked building full of illegal immigrants. pic.twitter.com/OTEAiQVZ8j
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The cause of the fire, which started around 1:30 a.m. (0:30 a.m. in Lisbon), could not be immediately determined, says emergency services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi.
Firefighters got the fire under control and the building was evacuated and a search was launched.
Source: DN
