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GALLERY: A look back at the Bank of Lisbon fire - three years on
On 5 September 2018, a fire raged through the old Bank of Lisbon building for three days; three firefighters lost their lives. After three years, no report on...
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'The lives of those firefighters don’t matter to govt'– Bank of Lisbon fire, three years on
On 5 September 2018, a fire raged through the old Bank of Lisbon building for three days; three firefighters lost their lives. After three years, no report on the incident has been released. Eyewitness News takes a look back at what happened and whether enough has been done to prevent another tragedy like this one. #BankofLisbonFire
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A cover-up? - Gauteng govt accused of hiding Bank of Lisbon blaze report
Sunday marked three years since three Joburg firefighters died while trying to douse the flames which started on the 23rd floor and yet their families are none the wiser as to what went wrong and who should take the blame.
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Bank of Lisbon fire probe 3 years later: still no answers
Four reports into the tragedy that killed three firefighters in the iconic building have been done, but none have been released to the public.
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R140 million was set aside for Bank of Lisbon demolition
The building was demolished on Sunday after a fire last September, which claimed the lives of three firemen.
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VIDEO: Blink and you might miss the fall of the Bank of Lisbon
People from near and far gathered in the Joburg CBD to witness the demolition of the Bank of Lisbon building on Sunday morning.
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Fire fighters remembered as Bank of Lisbon building is razed to the ground
Simphiwe Moropane, Mduduzi Ndlovu and Khathutshelo Muedi died as they attempted to douse the flames for three straight days last year.
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Bank of Lisbon falls
Sunday marked the demolition of the Bank of Lisbon Building which was deemed structurally unfit following a fire last year which claimed the lives of 3 fire fighters. The new building will be used to house provincial government department.
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Residents evacuated ahead of Bank of Lisbon demolition
In 2018 three firefighters died while battling a fire which started on the 23rd floor of the building used by the health department.
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'We need closure,' say families of firefighters killed in Bank of Lisbon fire
Mduduzi Ndlovu, Simphiwe Moropana and Khathutshelo Muedi died in September last year while trying to extinguish the fire which broke out on the 23rd floor of the building.
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Bank of Lisbon demolition to include implosion viewing - dept
In September last year, part of the building, which housed several government departments, was engulfed in flames.
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'You can't be emotional': Civil servants open up on mental health struggles
As part of a wide-ranging look into the state of South Africa's health, Eyewitness News is shining the spotlight on the mental wellbeing of public servants.
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Delayed report into deaths of 3 firefighters leaves families in pain
Thursday marks exactly a year since Simphiwe Moropana, Mduduzi Ndlovu and Khathutshelo Muedi died while trying to extinguish a blaze that broke out on the 23rd floor.
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Remembering victims of Bank of Lisbon fire, one year later
Family, friends and colleagues gathered in the Joburg CBD to commemorate three firefighters who lost their lives in a blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building one year ago.
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Bank of Lisbon building to be demolished after deadly fire
It follows a deadly fire in September that claimed the lives of three firefighters who tried to douse the flames.
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Firefighters injured in Joburg CBD fire to be discharged from hospital
Livhuwani Maumela and Moleko Bereng spent two months at the Milpark Hospital recovering from extensive burn wounds to their hands which they sustained while battling the fire.
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DA opens cases against Ramokgopa & Mamabolo over deadly Joburg building fire
The party says Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa and Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo must be jailed or fined for their roles in the blaze that claimed the lives of three firemen earlier this month.
