1 Sep 2023

South Africa: building blaze claims more than 70 lives

From First Up, 5:34 am on 1 September 2023

A fire has killed more than 70 people in a five-storey building in the South African city of Johannesburg. Officials have confirmed at least one child is amongst the dead. They say the building was an "informal" establishment where homeless people moved in looking for accommodation. South African Broadcasting Corporation's Deidre Uren spoke with Anna Thomas.