Johannesburg building fire photos: Scenes from a deadly fire

A fire consumed a crowded five-storey building in downtown Johannesburg on Thursday morning, ravaging an informal neighborhood of homeless people in what has been described as one of the deadliest fires in South Africa's history. .
Owned by the city, the building once served as emergency shelter for women, but became home to a large squatter camp, a sign of the scarcity of affordable housing in South Africa. most populous city.
These are photographs of the fire and its aftermath.
Bystanders near fire scene.
ImageCredit...Joao Silva/The New York Times
< p class ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Members of the forensic team were removing the bodies from the scene, where authorities were still working to determine the cause.
ImageCredit...Guillem Sartorio/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
It was the one of the deadliest residential fires in recent times. years. Residents described the terror of waking up during the night with the flames spreading.

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Johannesburg building fire photos: Scenes from a deadly fire

A fire consumed a crowded five-storey building in downtown Johannesburg on Thursday morning, ravaging an informal neighborhood of homeless people in what has been described as one of the deadliest fires in South Africa's history. .

Owned by the city, the building once served as emergency shelter for women, but became home to a large squatter camp, a sign of the scarcity of affordable housing in South Africa. most populous city.

These are photographs of the fire and its aftermath.

Bystanders near fire scene.

People , sitting and standing, waiting near a yellow door light.

< p class ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Members of the forensic team were removing the bodies from the scene, where authorities were still working to determine the cause.

ImageCredit...Guillem Sartorio/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

It was the one of the deadliest residential fires in recent times. years. Residents described the terror of waking up during the night with the flames spreading.