A five-storey building caught fire on Thursday, with more than 70 fatalities being recorded so far.
Law enforcement agencies and EMS at Delvers Shelter in Johannesburg on 31 August 2023 after a building caught fire in the CBD. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
While the cause of the fire is currently unknown, City of Joburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi has confirmed 73 fatalities have been recorded so far. Gwamanda said the building was owned by the city, but was leased to an non-governmental organisation and later “hijacked”.
“But I cannot be able to project and predict how a business would then find itself in a situation where it is abandoning its operations for one reason or the other,” the mayor told reporters.Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile said hijacked buildings are a concern as there is a “chronic problem” of housing in the province.Maile said the Johannesburg Social Housing Company has, on record, at least 23 buildings they own and manage.
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