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The death toll from a fire in a building in Johannesburg, (South Africa) rises to more than 60

The balance of fatalities due to the fire registered at dawn this Thursday in a building in the financial district of the South African city of Johannesburg has risen to more than 60, as confirmed by the authorities.

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The death toll from a fire in a building in Johannesburg, (South Africa) rises to more than 60

The balance of fatalities due to the fire registered at dawn this Thursday in a building in the financial district of the South African city of Johannesburg has risen to more than 60, as confirmed by the authorities.

The spokesman for the Emergency Management Service, Robert Mulaudzi, has specified that so far "63 bodies have been recovered", while 43 people have been injured.

"The search and rescue operation continues," he stated in a brief message on his account on the X social network, formerly known as Twitter, so it is not ruled out that the death toll may increase in the coming hours.

The fire started around 01:30 a.m. (local time), although the cause of the fire is unknown at the moment, as reported by the South African news portal News24, which adds that it is the deadliest fire in the city's history. .