August 31, 2023 8:17 PM

South Africa: Over 70 people killed, 50 injured after fire broke out in a building in Johannesburg

In South Africa, over 70 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a fire broke out in a five-storey building in central Johannesburg this morning. Among those killed were seven children. According to South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC, emergency services were swiftly mobilized, with firefighters currently engaged in efforts to extinguish the raging blaze. Authorities said the fire had been largely extinguished but smoke still seeped out of windows of the blackened building ...