Marshalltown, Johannesburg’s hijacked building fire has claimed the lives of at least 74 people. The fire started early on the morning of Thursday, August 31st, according to the City of Johannesburg Emergency Services.
Diepkloof Mortuary in Soweto is where the families of the 73 victims of the Albert Street, Johannesburg CBD fire can go to identify their loved ones’ remains.
Increased fires in hijacked buildings in Johannesburg have been linked to poor wiring, as reported in another article.
The 74 victims of the Central Business District fire have yet to be identified.
The morgue has received all 74 bodies, which include 12 children, 40 males, 24 women, and 10 people of unknown gender, according to a statement released by the health department of Gauteng.
Passports, asylum seeker documents, or letters from the individual’s native country are all acceptable forms of identification for non-citizens. The funeral home’s weekend hours are also 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The number of fatalities in the Johannesburg fire has risen to 73, and the cause is still unknown.
Building is being occupied illegally.
Authorities found that the illegal, five-story building was primarily inhabited by immigrants. Colleen Makhubele, the speaker of the Johannesburg City Council, said that NGOs were a roadblock to passing resolutions to reclaim stolen buildings.
In the Central Business District, Transport MMC Kenny Kunene conducted raids to legally evict squatters.
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Alice Garo, 52, a Zimbabwean who escaped the deadly fire that has claimed the lives of more than 70 people in downtown Johannesburg, has still not located her two missing children. Emerson is a local release of Liability.twitter.com/LfixtEpKqU
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Alice Garo, a Zimbabwean native who is now 52 years old. She was spared in the devastating Johannesburg blaze that killed more than 70 people. Her two kids have still not been found.
Allowing unqualified people to hold political office has led to this regrettable situation. One X user commented that Emerson’s leadership was a problem for the whole region.
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There has never been an incidence like this one, where so many people perish as a result of a fire in the heart of Johannesburg, thus it is safe to say that this tragedy is unparalleled. He expressed his deepest sympathies to the bereaved loved ones of the victims and the hospitalized loved ones who lost their lives.
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