2023-08-31 18:26:10
At least 74 people, including twelve children, died in Johannesburg, trapped in a dilapidated building in the center of the South African economic capital ravaged by a violent fire overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, according to a latest report from the authorities.
“Among the 74 bodies counted (…) we counted twelve children”, declared Thursday during a press conference Thembalethu Mpahlaza, head of the forensic service of the province of Gauteng, which brings together Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria .
Rescuers found the bodies of 24 women and 40 men. “Ten others remain undetermined because the degree of calcination does not identify the sex,” said Mpahlaza. A previous report had reported 73 dead and the remains of a child under two years old had already been found.
Around 60 injured people were taken to several hospitals in the region. The rescue and search operations were regarding to end in the evening.
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