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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

Lisbon bank building

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...

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    1336 days ago
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    Firefighter killed during Joburg building blaze laid to rest

    Khathutshelo Muedi died along with two colleagues while trying to extinguish the fire on the 23rd floor of the government building last week.

    1348 days ago
  • Members of the Johannesburg Emergency Services, metro police, paramedics and various private and public sector security companies gathered at the Bank of Lisbon building to honour the lives of three fighters who died while battling a blaze in the city centre.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Emotional scenes at JHB firemen’s memorial service

    The firemen lost their lives exactly a week ago when an inferno engulfed the top floors of the Lisbon Bank building in the CBD.

    1351 days ago
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    Firefighters extinguish Eloff Street fire in Joburg CBD

    The fire broke out just after 4am on Tuesday. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

    1352 days ago
  • 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

    Investigation underway into cause of deadly Lisbon Building fire

    The fire broke out on the 23rd floor of the building on Wednesday last week and damaged as many as nine other floors in the building.

    1353 days ago
  • Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi (2nd from R) and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi (2nd from L) at a briefing on 7 September 2018. Picture: GCIS.

    'Arson attempts at Civitas building & Lisbon building fire mere coincidence?'

    Three firemen died while trying to extinguish the fire that broke out on the 23rd floor of the Lisbon Bank building in downtown Johannesburg.

    1356 days ago
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    [VIDEO] Fallen firefighter's family visits the CBD

    The family of the firefighter who plunged to his death while fighting a fire at the Lisbon Bank building in the Joburg CBD, Simphiwe Moropane, have visited the spot where he died.

    1356 days ago
  • Simphiwe Moropane's wife and his parents were taken to the site in front of the building where they stood briefly, crying and holding each other. Christa Eybers/EWN

    Family visits scene where firefighter died

    Simphiwe Moropane tripped while trying to make his way through the thick smoke on the top floor of the Lisbon Bank building on Wednesday.

    1356 days ago
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