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Death toll in Johannesburg building fire reaches 52

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 31 Aug 2023 09:50
1 Min Read

The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson confirms that the death count may continue to rise as 43 are injured.

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  • A photo of firefighters at the scene of the fire in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 31, 2023 (AFP)
    A photo of firefighters at the scene of the fire in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 31, 2023 (AFP)

The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services confirmed to Sputnik on Thursday that the death toll in a fire in a multi-story building in South Africa's capital has reached 38, but according to their post on X (formerly Twitter), the toll has now reached 52.  

This comes after a multi-story building set on fire in South Africa's capital.  

#JoburgUpdates Latest update …52 bodies recovered ( via @RobertMulaudzi ) #JoburgCBD #JoburgCares #SaferJoburg ^NB https://t.co/i03Nu8aA5o

— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) August 31, 2023

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"[A total of] 38 bodies have now been confirmed to have died," spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said earlier in the day, after adding that the fire has been put out. 

Mulaudzi said that 43 people were injured in the fire, noting that the cause of the fire is still being investigated. 

#JoburgUpdates Firefighters , @CityofJoburgEMS are currently attending to a building on fire in the Joburg CBD corner Delvers and Alberts street .Ten people confirmed dead and multiple patients treated on scene transported to various health care facilities for further medical… pic.twitter.com/OZTrajIbAq

— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) August 31, 2023

This news comes exactly a week after the end of the BRICS summit in the capital.

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