Witnesses give harrowing accounts of Johannesburg fire that killed 77

SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg – An inquiry opened on Thursday tasked with determining responsibility for a fire in Johannesburg that killed 77 people, exposing the living conditions of the victims and throwing a spotlight on gangs that seize abandoned buildings and rent them out. One of the worst disasters in living memory in South Africa’s economic hub, the blaze broke out on Aug.

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