The search for victims of a fire in a five-storey building in South Africa continues, with at least 73 deaths and more than 50 people left injured.
Johannesburg officials say it’s unclear what sparked the blaze at the Marshalltown building.
An emergency services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, told the BBC that firefighters had been able to bring out some of the occupants. He said the fire had gutted the building.
A video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, by Mr Mulaudzi showed fire trucks and ambulances outside the building with burnt out windows.
Photos from the scene showed covered bodies lined up near the burned building.
The building is located in what was formerly a business district in South Africa’s economic hub. It was being used as an informal settlement, Mr Mulaudzi said.
Local reports suggest the occupants of the building were mostly migrants from other African countries.
Credit || BBC Africa
