Sixty-Four Killed, Many Wounded in Johannesburg Fire

At least 64 persons have died after a fire ripped through a four-storey building in Johannesburg that had been overtaken by homeless people, emergency services said Thursday.

Spokesperson of the Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS), Robert Mulaudzi confirmed that 64 people had died and 43 people were transported to various healthcare facilities after a residential building went up in flames in Marshalltown overnight.

Several emergency services are at the scene with SAPS working hard in controlling crowds around the four story apartment building in the Joburg CBD.

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