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Pictures of the cut pipes in the basement of the Bank Of Lisbon building in 2018. Pictures: Wynand Engelbrecht

Bank of lisbon fire

GALLERY: A look back at the Bank of Lisbon fire - three years on

By Abigail Javier

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 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

    252 days ago
  • FILE: The memorial service for the three firefighters killed while fighting the Bank of Lisbon building fire in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN

    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.

    904 days ago
  • As the Bank of Lisbon building has been demolished on 24 November 2019. Picture: Ahmed Kajee/EWN

    GALLERY: Bank of Lisbon Building demolished

    The Bank of Lisbon Building has been demolished after it was deemed structurally unfit following a fire which lasted three days in 2018, and claimed the lives of three firefighters.

    904 days ago
  • 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.

    904 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters stand in front of the Bank of Lisbon building where 3 of their colleagues died while trying to extinguish a fire. A memorial service was held for the firefighters on 12 September 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    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.

    904 days ago
  • ‘We are suffering’ - JHB firefighters and their mental health struggles

    It’s been over a year since the tragic Bank of Lisbon fire and firefighters are still dealing with the trauma after three of their colleagues died. EWN spoke to two firefighters, on condition of anonymity, about the tragedy and how their mental health has been affected.

    917 days ago
  • The families, survivors and Gauteng Health Mec Bandile Masuku held a special candlelit and wreath-laying ceremony. Picture: EWN.

    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.

    984 days ago
  • 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.

    984 days ago
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