Woman's body recovered from rubble of fire-hit Midrand apartment complex
Complex security said that the area where the body was found was where the fire started on Tuesday night.
The fire-damaged Broadwalk Urban Village complex in Midrand on 25 September 2024. Picture: Kgomotso Modise/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - The Johannesburg EMS Search and Rescue team has recovered the body of a female at the Broadwalk Urban Village complex.
The body was found under the rubble of a roof that collapsed during the blaze.
Complex security said that the area where the body was found was where the fire started on Tuesday night.
Around 130 units were destroyed in the blaze which ripped through the apartment block.
[JUST IN] A body of an adult female has been recovered by emergency service teams under the rubble of a recently burned town complex in Midrand.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 25, 2024
Johannesburg EMS said her body was found in the room where the fire began last night. @MongeziKoko pic.twitter.com/iWop9emjSE
It seems the fire broke out on the top floor of the building, there was nobody in the unit. #Midrand @motso_modise pic.twitter.com/HQ1j33VRB5
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 25, 2024
Residents of the Broadwalk Urban Village in Midrand are recalling what happened last night when a fire broke out at the complex.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 25, 2024
Most of the 130 units have been completely damaged.
One person has been taken to hospital & there were no reported fatalities. @motso_modise pic.twitter.com/kq4PkiLlN2