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South Africa: Building Fire in Johannesburg Kills Over 70 People
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0:39Now PlayingA fire in a five-story building in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, left at least 73 people dead.
The blaze in the illegally occupied building, which erupted in the central business district overnight, also injured 52 people, the municipality said in a statement on Thursday. The cause of the fire is under investigation, it said.
The incident has highlighted a housing shortage in South Africa’s biggest city, an issue the authorities have failed to address. The lack of accommodation has forced many people including undocumented immigrants to rely on unscrupulous landlords who house people in the city’s abandoned buildings, often in overcrowded conditions.
There are about 100 such “neglected buildings” in Johannesburg that are being exploited by illegal cartels, said Lebogang Maile, the member of the executive council in Gauteng in charge of human settlements.
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