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2023 Johannesburg building fire. On 31 August 2023 at around 01:30 SAST, a fire engulfed an illegally occupied government-owned building in Johannesburg, South Africa; 77 people were killed and 88 others were injured. [1][2][3] It was one of the deadliest fires in South African history. [4]
At least 73 dead in Johannesburg fire. Thursday 31 August 2023 09:32, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. The death toll from the Johannesburg building fire has now risen to 73, state broadcaster SABC has reported.
David McKenzie, CNN. August 31, 2023 at 11:58 AM. At least 74 people have died and dozens more were injured after a fire tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg which had been ...
Hijacked buildings in South Africa. Hijacked buildings in South Africa are abandoned or vacant buildings that have been illegally occupied by individuals or groups, often criminal syndicates. The phenomenon is particularly common in Johannesburg and Durban, where there are an estimated 200 large hijacked buildings and 250 private dwellings. [1]
A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by homeless people and squatters, killing at least 73 people early Thursday, emergency services in ...
At least 73 dead in Johannesburg fire. Thursday 31 August 2023 09:32, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. The death toll from the Johannesburg building fire has now risen to 73, state broadcaster SABC has reported.
The 2019 Johannesburg riotsoccurred in the South African city of Johannesburgfrom 1–5 September 2019, leading to the deaths of at least seven people.[2] The riots were xenophobicin nature, targeting foreign nationals from other African countries.[3] Retaliatory actions by rioters in other African nations was taken against South African brands.
Thembalethu Mpahlaza, the CEO of Gauteng's Forensic Pathology Services, said at a Thursday evening news conference that numerous unidentified body parts were found in the remnants of the building ...