The catastrophe at the Usindiso building in the Johannesburg CBD last year that killed 77 people can be characterised as one of Africa’s deadliest fires, according to chief fire officer at Fire Opps SA, Wynand Engelbrecht.
South Africans watched in shock and awe as vehicles "flew into the air" on one of the Joburg CBD's busiest roads and held back tears as firefighters carried body after body out of a hijacked building that went up in flames.