South Africa, a building on fire in the center of Johannesburg: at least 73 victims

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Tragedy in Johannesburg. At least 73 people died and 43 were injured in a fire in a five-story building in the city’s financial district

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A man covered in a blanket sits at the scene of a fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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The fire broke out around 1.30 in the night. The causes are not yet known, reports the South African news site News24

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TOPSHOT - Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on August 31, 2023, the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Firefighters have extinguished the flames and search and rescue operations are underway

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South African firefighters and South African Police Service officers work at the scene of a fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on August 31, 2023, the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Among the dozens of other people who were injured, some from smoke inhalation, some were admitted to local hospitals, Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said.

Smoke billows out of a building at the scene of a fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on August 31, 2023 , the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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“We are now at 63 dead and 43 injured who have been transported to various health facilities,” he said Mulaudzi

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT - People standing at a bonfire look on as unseen firefighters work at the scene of a fire in a building in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on August 31, 2023, the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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According to reports from Sky News, Mulaudzi warned that the number of victims could rise further, as there could be more people trapped inside.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A firefighter extinguishes the fire at a building in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. At least 20 people have died and more than 40 were injured in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on August 31 , 2023, the South African city's emergency services said. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

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According to testimonies collected by Sky News, at least 200 people live in the building that caught fire

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