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Joburg CBD fire tragedy: Families forced to wait as mortuary logistics delay identification

Only a few bodies have been moved to the Diepkloof forensic pathology services mortuary, while the remaining bodies are waiting to be transported from the Hillbrow mortuary after a fire in a CBD building claimed 74 lives on Thursday.

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DNA testing required to identify Joburg CBD fire victims

The Gauteng health department has revealed 62 victims of the deadly Johannesburg CBD fire that broke out on Thursday were burnt beyond recognition and only 12 are identifiable.

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Joburg fire victims: Only 12 bodies out of 74 are identifiable, Gauteng health says

Joburg fire victims: Only 12 bodies out of 74 are identifiable, Gauteng health says
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WATCH | We weren t allowed to see her : Distraught families identify Usindiso fire victims

When Elisha Phafoli got a suspicious response to a call he made to his younger sister on Thursday, he knew something was wrong and, along with another sister, made the nearly 400km drive to Johannesburg to get to the bottom of the matter.

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No backlog, no issues at Far East Rand Hospital mortuary

Despite reports suggesting the morgue fridges and cold storage systems malfunctioned, the provincial MEC for Health, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, said she was satisfied with the progress made at the hospital mortuary.

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