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Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

President laments ‘great tragedy’ as more than 70 die in Johannesburg fire

At least 73 people have died in a fire that ripped through a multi-story building used as an “informal settlement” in Johannesburg in what South Africa’s president has called “a great tragedy”.

Another 52 people were injured in the blaze that broke out in the centre of South Africa’s biggest city in the early hours of Thursday, with emergency services saying the death toll could rise.

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