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Tragedy Strikes Johannesburg: Deadly Fire Claims 73 Lives in Illegal High-Rise Building

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

2023-08-31 19:28:00

Johannesburg: 73 people died in a fire in a high-rise building in South Africa. About fifty people were injured. About 10 children were among the dead.

A five-storey building in Johannesburg caught fire last night. Immigrants and the homeless are the victims. They were living in the building illegally. Criminal gangs are active in Johannesburg, occupying unused buildings in the city and housing people illegally. International media reported that the fire broke out in such a building. About two hundred people lived here. Eyewitnesses said that there were people who jumped from the upper floors to save their lives when the fire broke out.

It is pointed out that many of them are at risk of death. Many people are suspected to be trapped inside. Firefighters said the death toll is likely to rise. Footage of dead bodies lined up on the road in front of the disaster site has also emerged.

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