Lisbon building
Firefighters who battled Lisbon Building blaze honoured
In September last year, Simphiwe Moropane, Mduduzi Ndlovu and Khathutshelo Muedi died while trying to extinguish a blaze which started on the 23rd floor in the...
A blaze tore through the 23rd floor of the building almost two months ago and three firefighters were killed.
The Millbo Paper factory went up in flames earlier this month - the same day when the Bank of Lisbon building in downtown Johannesburg caught fire.
Joburg Emergency Service Nana Radebe says they will continue putting their lives on line to save those in danger.
Mduduzi Ndlovu, Khathutshelo Muedi and Simphiwe Moropana braved a raging inferno at a government building last week.
Government staff members who spoke to Eyewitness News say they have been told to work from home until maintenance has been completed at their workplaces.
Government officials say they’ve been given a month to work from home while Imbumba House at 75 Fox Street undergoes maintenance.
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.
This comes after the Lisbon building in Johannesburg caught fire on Wednesday, leaving three firefighters dead.
Three firefighters died on Wednesday while trying to put out the flames at the building which housed several government departments.
The Lisbon Building, which houses several government departments, has been burning since Thursday.