Death toll is likely to rise, emergency services in South Africa say, with 42 injured, as search and recovery operation gets underway
At least 52 people have died in a fire in a multi-storey building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services have said. A toddler is among those killed.
Emergency Management Services said another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out early on Thursday.
The building has been evacuated, and spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said a search and recovery operation was under way. It was likely the death toll would rise, he said, and it was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.
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