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Firefighters begin clearing away equipment on 7 September 2018 near the Lisbon Building following the deadly fire there earlier this week. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

Johannesburg cbd fire

Saftu calls for commission of inquiry into Lisbon Bank Building fire

By Ahmed Kajee

The blaze at the government building this month raised questions about compliance with occupational health and safety standards after it emerged the Lisbon Bank...

  • A firefighter sits in front of the Bank of Lisbon building where 3 of his colleagues died while trying to extinguish a fire.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    [WATCH] Firefighters remember fallen colleagues at Joburg fire site

    Members of the Johannesburg Emergency Services, metro police, and various security companies gathered at the Bank of Lisbon building to honour the lives of 3 fighters who died while battling a blaze last week.

    1385 days ago
  • Fire trucks and firefighters from the City of Tshwane at the Johannesburg CBD to assist with fighting the blaze. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Heads will roll if negligence played role in Joburg CBD fire, warns MEC

    Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo says they will get to the bottom of this week's tragedy.

    1391 days ago
  • The government building in Johannesburg CBD that is still on fire on 6 September 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Provincial task team to inspect buildings around Joburg in wake of CBD fire

    Human Settlement MEC Uhuru Moiloa says government is taking the safety of people working in the city seriously.

    1391 days ago
  • A firefighting crew assess the damage to a building in the Johannesburg CBD on 6 Septemer 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Mashaba: Joburg CBD fire should never happen again

    Three firemen were killed after the blaze broke out on the 23rd floor of the building on Wednesday morning.

    1391 days ago
  • A fire at the Gauteng Health Department building in the Johannesburg CBD on 5 September 2018. Picture: EWN

    Gauteng Health Dept questioned over safety of Lisbon Building in wake of fire

    The Lisbon Building, which houses several government departments, has been burning since Thursday.

    1391 days ago
  • A firefighting crew assess the damage to a building in the Johannesburg CBD on 6 Septemer 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Govt calls for swift probe into deadly Joburg CBD fire

    Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane made the comments at a briefing on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting in Pretoria today.

    1391 days ago
  • Firefighters attend to a burning building on the corner of De Villiers and Rissik street in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN

    [WATCH] Joburg shop owners left in despair after fire

    Foreign business owners, whose shops were damaged or destroyed in a blaze in the Johannesburg CBD, share their despair and fears for their financial survival in the country.

    1411 days ago
  • The Johannesburg CBD has been without power since Sunday. Picture: EWN

    Emergency services battling fire that caused power cuts in JHB CBD

    Criminals set fire to cables underground on Sunday in a bid to trip power supply and steal copper.

    1757 days ago
  • Firemen try to clear the streets during a fire on Eloff Street in the Johannesburg CBD, Tuesday 28 July 2015. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Jo’burg CBD fire claims the life of 4-year-old girl

    A fire in a Johannesburg CBD flat claimed the life of a four-year-old girl on Tuesday. Two children were reportedly locked inside their eighth floor apartment when the blaze broke out.

    2527 days ago
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