Marshalltown fire: 74 post-mortems completed

Marshalltown fire: 74 post-mortems completed

Pathologists at the Diepkloof mortuary have now completed 74 post-mortem examinations on the Marshalltown fire victims. 

Bodies covered in blankets and sheets are seen at the scene of a fire in Johannesburg
MICHELE SPATARI / AFP

Gauteng Department of Health's Motalatale Modiba says 10 of the 12 identifiable bodies have been positively identified. 


Seventy-seven people were killed in the blaze at a multi-storey building in the Joburg CBD last week. 


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"The police have also drawn DNA samples from the 62 unidentifiable bodies. To date we have seen 69 families that were presented at the mortuary.


The remains of seven people have been released to their families for burial. 


Thirty-one people are still recovering in hospital and 88 were injured in the tragic blaze.

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