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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks to journalists at the scene where more than 70 people were killed in a building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. A fire that tore through a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed 74 people including 12 children in central Johannesburg overnight, South African authorities said August 31, 2023.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks to journalists at the scene where more than 70 people were killed in a building fire in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. A fire that tore through a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed 74 people including 12 children in central Johannesburg overnight, South African authorities said August 31, 2023.

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Tragedy Strikes Johannesburg as Fire Claims Lives

Tragic fire engulfs Johannesburg's informal housing, 74 lives lost, 50 injured amid calls for urgent action in South Africa's inner city.