Joburg CBD fire: GP Health Dept yet to ascertain origin of 4 body parts

Families are still looking for missing loved ones, while survivors of the Johannesburg CBD fire that has claimed a reported 74 lives are temporarily being housed at a recreational centre.

The families of the victims who died after a fire ripped through a building in the Johannesburg CBD have been asked to identify their bodies at the Diepkloof mortuary in Soweto. Picture: Jacques Nelles/ Eyewitness News.

Joburg CBD fire
Gauteng department of health
Diepkloof Mortuary

Jacques Nelles | 01 September 2023 19:50

Joburg CBD fire: GP Health Dept yet to ascertain origin of 4 body parts

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