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The deaths of at least 76 occupants of the Johannesburg Metro-owned death trap and former “Albert Street Pass Office” has become the latest in a long line of events that largely reflect similar patterns.
The death toll from the inner-city blaze at 80 Albert St in Johannesburg now stands at 76. The building used to be the Usindiso Women’s Shelter, and before that in the apartheid era, it was a Pass Laws office. Here, Rebecca Walker, who co-ran an art-based project for women when it was a shelter.
An extensive paper trail reveals that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers in the derelict building where 76 people died in a fire this week.
An extensive paper trail reveals that the authorities in Johannesburg were warned repeatedly about the dangers in the derelict building where 76 people died in a fire this week.