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An overnight fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg has left dozens of people dead, Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi confirmed on Thursday.
On the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, Mulaudzi reported that 52 bodies had been recovered while 43 others were injured.
Search and recue operation are still taking place. The death toll is expected to rise further.
What do we know about the fire in Johannesburg?
Initially, 10 people were confirmed to be dead in the early hours of the morning. However, the number of fatalities increased rapidly as further bodies were recovered.
Multiple patients were being treated on the scene and transported to various healthcare facilities, officials said.
It was not immedeately clear what started the fire.
Television footage showed fire trucks and ambulances outside the cordoned off red and white building with burned-out windows.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated…
mk/rt (AFP, Reuters, AP)
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