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Johannesburg fire: at least 74 people killed, many of them homeless

A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.

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At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa
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At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

Authorities say at least 74 people have died in Johannesburg when a nighttime fire ripped through a five-story building that had been used by homeless people and squatters. An emergency services spokesperson said more than 50 others were injured in the blaze that broke out at about 1 a.m. on Thursday. A local official says some of the people living in the building in South Africa’s biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the flames and might have died then. There were 12 children among the dead, the youngest a 1-year-old. The emergency services spokesperson says the death toll could increase. Witnesses say as many as 200 people or more may have been living in the building.

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At least 74 dead as fire rips through rundown building in South Africa

Some people threw babies out of third-storey windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.

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A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74, many homeless, authorities say

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74, many homeless, authorities say
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