One man has jumped to his death and six others are reported to have died and over fifty rescued in a building fire in Johannesburg.
Emergency workers fear there could be more bodies in the Cape York building.
In a desperate bid for survival, residents made escape ropes out of joined up bed sheets and managed to get to safety.
Four people have been rescued from building & treated for smoke inhalation. Firefighters curretly damping down hotspots.Pic @md_mabelebele pic.twitter.com/McOUvuEhX6
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) July 5, 2017
I'm here at building in the Inner City where a fire started and has claimed about 7 lives. Rescue efforts are still in progress. pic.twitter.com/acMwI42LFT
— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) July 5, 2017
Emergency services on the scene of the fire in a Joburg CBD building. Picture: Tracy-Lee Stark
– Caxton News Service
