UPDATE: (VIDEO) 7 dead in Cape York fire
JOBURG – The hijacked Cape York building on Jeppe and Goud streets is on fire.
UPDATE: 11.30am
Emergency services spokesperson, Nana Hadebe has confirmed that six bodies have been found inside the building. Search and rescue operations are still underway.
She also added that more than 50 people had been rescued from the roof of the building using the Bronto Skylift, and five were rushed to hospital.
Many have also been treated for smoke inhalation.
#JHBFire The sniffer dogs have arrived. They will search the building for more people.
MV pic.twitter.com/uUBMqgXty8— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) July 5, 2017
#JHBFire Preliminary investigation underway to find the cause of fire which started on the 2nd floor of the Cape York building pic.twitter.com/xGO5Sbr3xA
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
The number of fatalities from this morning building fire in the Joburg CBD has increased to seven. Pics by @MarykeVermaak pic.twitter.com/PypG0rCXjI
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
Joburg Mayor @HermanMashaba on scene to assess the damage caused by the fire @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/9co5i3SXHJ
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/CityBuzzJHB/videos/1066627876801570/
Update: During the search of the Cape York building three more bodies were found. Search & Rescue still continuing pic.twitter.com/TLiTMhOPLy
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
WATCH #JHBFire The hijacked building was badly damaged in the fire.
MV pic.twitter.com/Ua4GotMyW9— Maryke Vermaak (@MarykeVermaak) July 5, 2017
More details to follow.
Initial story
One person has died after a fire ravaged through the notorious Cape York building in Johannesburg CBD on 5 June.
Firefighters are still on site and trying to put out the fire, while many people are still trapped inside.
Themba Funani, a resident in the Cape York explained that the man jumped to his death after he tried getting away from the fire. He added that the fire started at around 8am. Funani said that the fire was caused after a curtain caught alight while two men were fighting.
This follows as the City’s mayor, Herman Mashaba, has lead a series of operations aimed at rejuvenating the city’s hijacked buildings.
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