Zuko Komisa

A building fire in Johannesburg’s inner city has killed at least four people and injured three others. The event occurred in an abandoned structure early on Sunday morning. Firefighters were damping down the hotspots and conducting a proper sweep of the building by 10 am on Sunday.
Point of View with Phemelo Motene spoke to Marshalltown Justice Campaign Coordinator Mametwle Sebei and Joburg MMC for Public Safety, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku.
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@CityofJoburgEMS Firefighters are currently attending to a 3 storey building on fire in Jeppestown, 3 patients treated for injuries/smoke inhalation, cause of the fire incident is still a subject of investigations. @CityofJoburgZA@CoJPublicSafety (RM) pic.twitter.com/uu9Rr1K9CA
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) August 25, 2024
Speaking to the SABC at the incident scene, City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said the abandoned structure was discovered “well alight” when emergency services arrived early Sunday morning.
“We started evacuating the residents who were inside the building. While we were conducting our fire fighting operations, there were three people who came out of the building injured… One was critically injured. We can also confirm that… we managed to recover four bodies. Unfortunately, paramedics confirmed them dead on the scene.
“We have activated our disaster management officials who are on site, we have got our colleagues from City Power, who are here to also try and disconnect some of the illegal connections in the building, and also officials from the city to facilitate some relief for the residents,” Mulaudzi said.
Mulaudzi further said they will be handing over the building to the South African Police Service to continue with their own investigations.
The City of Johannesburg says it is looking for the owner of an abandoned building which was gutted by fire yesterday- in #Jeppestown.
— Kaya News (@KayaNews) August 26, 2024
The fire left four (4) people dead and three injured..
The City is also investigating the cause of the blaze.#KayaNews PM pic.twitter.com/ON9BlE5kUH
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