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Breaking: More than 60 dead in Johannesburg building blaze

More than 60 people have died and more than 40 injured following a fire at a block of flats in Johannesburg.

CityNews Nigeria reports that authorities say it’s unclear what sparked the blaze at a five-storey building.

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Emergency Services told the BBC the fire gutted the building in the Johannesburg city centre at around 01:30 (00:30 BST).

Authorities say firefighters evacuated the building’s occupants on arrival, and the search and recovery of bodies is continuing.

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Reports suggest the occupants of the building were mostly African migrants.

 

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