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New York Post
31 Aug 2023


NextImg:At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa’s biggest city, authorities say

At least 52 people died when a fire ripped through a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services said Thursday.

Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said another 43 people were injured in the blaze that broke out in the predawn hours.

He said the death toll might still increase.

Firefighters stand next to the bodies of victims at the scene of a deadly blaze, in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.
REUTERS

A search and recovery operation was underway and firefighters were moving through the building, Mulaudzi said.

The team had pulled 52 bodies out so far, he said, adding that more people might be trapped inside.

At least one child was among the dead, Mulaudzi said.

A women is seen in distraught after the deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.

A women is seen in distraught after the deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.
REUTERS

Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze in the early hours of the morning, in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.

Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze in the early hours of the morning, in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.
REUTERS

Another angle shows firefighters working at the scene of the building fire Johannesburg on Aug. 31, 2023.

Another angle shows firefighters working at the scene of the building fire Johannesburg on Aug. 31, 2023.
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Authorities said the fire had been largely extinguished, but smoke still seeped out of windows of the blackened building downtown.

Strings of sheets and other materials also hung out of some of the windows.

It was not clear if people had used those to try and escape the fire or if they were trying to save their possessions.

People walk past a building after a deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 31, 2023.

People walk past a building after a deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 31, 2023.
REUTERS

Bodies lie covered following the deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.

Bodies lie covered following the deadly blaze in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 31, 2023.
REUTERS

Mulaudzi said the building was effectively an “informal settlement” where homeless people had moved in looking for accommodation without any formal lease agreements.

He said that made it hard to search the building.

There might have been as many as 200 people living in the building, witnesses said.