73 dead after fire engulfs building in South Africa

73 dead after fire engulfs building in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: A fire that engulfed a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city emergency services said.
Another 52 were injured in what is on track to become one of the deadliest fires worldwide in recent years.
Bodies were discovered piled up at a security gate that was closed preventing people escaping the blaze, an official said.