Seven confirmed dead in Joburg building fire
Seven people have died in a fire at the City York building in the Johannesburg CBD.
Johannesburg Emergency Service's Nana Radebe says the fire in the building on the corner Jeppe and Nugget streets broke out early this morning.
"When the first engine arrived on scene - the second floor was well alight. Seven others have been taken to hospital for smoke inhalation and other injuries. We have rescued over 50 people. For now, we are about to do preliminary investigations into the cause of the fire," she said.
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It's understood one of the victims died after jumping from one of the floors in a bid to escape the blaze.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
#JHBFire Preliminary investigation underway to find the cause of fire which started on the 2nd floor of the Cape York building pic.twitter.com/xGO5Sbr3xA
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
Joburg Mayor @HermanMashaba on scene to assess the damage caused by the fire @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/9co5i3SXHJ
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
Building on fire in Johannesburg cbd.#Joburgfire pic.twitter.com/3j60vnHgGN
— Chanel tshena (@Chanel_T1) July 5, 2017
Fire at Cape York building in Joburg CBD has been extinguished, sadly 1 person has died trying to escape the fire. Pics by @moses_moyo pic.twitter.com/piDETyZoc1
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
Fire at Cape York building in Joburg CBD has been extinguished, sadly 1 person has died trying to escape the fire 📷 @moses_moyo ^NB pic.twitter.com/rvSh0OEdru
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) July 5, 2017
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