73 dead after Johannesburg building occupied by squatters and homeless catches fire – IOTW Report

73 dead after Johannesburg building occupied by squatters and homeless catches fire

JTN– A rundown five-story building that was occupied by squatters and homeless people went up in flames overnight in Johannesburg, killing at least 73 people early Thursday morning, according to officials in South Africa’s largest city.

Some may have died when they threw themselves out of the windows to escape the blaze, a local government official said, according to The Associated Press.

One witness said he saw babies being thrown out of the burning building and that at least one man died when he jumped and hit the sidewalk “head first.”

Up to 200 people may have been occupying the building, a witness said, including in the basement. Other people estimated that even more lived in the building. more

13 Comments on 73 dead after Johannesburg building occupied by squatters and homeless catches fire

  1. just got an idea a brain fart how we solve the homeless ‘crisis’ here in the USA.

    the Bidens/McConnell/Swallowswell/Frankenfeinstein/etc. are all big pals w/ China right? …
    & the ChiComms have all those cities that are deserted, right? …
    & the taxpayers our government is paying to house the homeless, right? …

    wellllllll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0YIJQ1jgEI&ab_channel=LeeTorson

    duh, send them all to all those abandoned Chinese cities … new digs … & the ChiComms get more free slave labor & the politicians can brag about how they solved a ‘major humanitarian crisis’!

    Win, Win I say … c’mon politicians, just think of the kickbacks! get on board now & avoid the rush to get on a bigger scam than AMTRAK!

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  2. Win, Win. Whenever some moron blathers about “Empty office buildings for homeless”; as in San Francisco; this is exactly what I picture. For sheer efficiency you can hardly beat this Maui fire. Prime ocean side real estate made available. With a deep water port! And the cost is almost nothing. Hawaii plans on denying insurance claims. Chilly.
    But see, the “News” is about some place in Africa. Meanwhile 1000’s “missing” in Hawaii; and crickets.
    The new improved covid will soon enough consume all the oxygen. Hang on folks.

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