At least 38 dead in fire at a building in Johannesburg
The Hindu
: At least 38 people died and 43 were injured in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa. Search and recovery operations are underway and the death toll is expected to rise. Smoke still seeps from the blackened building.
Emergency services say at least 38 people died in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city.
Emergency Management Services said another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which that broke out in the predawn hours Thursday, August 30.
Spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said a search and recovery operation was underway, and it was likely the death toll would rise.
Authorities said the fire had been largely extinguished, but smoke still seeped out of windows of the blackened building in downtown Johannesburg. (AP) NSA NSA
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