Two die, four injured in Johannesburg building fire


  • World
  • Sunday, 21 Jan 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two people were killed and four were injured when fire engulfed a residential building in Johannesburg early on Sunday, city officials said, adding search and rescue operations were still underway.

"The fire operation continues at the two-storey building that was engulfed with flames earlier this morning," the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services said in a statement.

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