'On the south side of the building, residents would salvage wooden boards and plastic material to construct inside Usindiso building.'
There were shacks with a bed and cooking equipment on the ground floor.The first witness of the commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building blaze, Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services acting chief Rapulane Monageng, cited several non-compliant practices.
“On the south side of the building, residents would salvage wooden boards and plastic material to construct inside Usindiso building. Literally, the material supply was behind the building,” he said.“This material is easily burnt. It is plastic and wooden material laminated in glue, it is plywood, and has no fire resistance. This is not because of us, but because of South African standards.
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