Over 60 Dead, 43 Injured As Fire Engulfs Building In South Africa’s Johannesburg

As many as 63 people were killed and 43 sustained injuries on Thursday after a fire broke out in the central business district of South Africa’s Johannesburg, the municipal government said. The city administration took to X, formerly Twitter, and said that search and rescue efforts were on. “The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services can confirm that the number of fatalities has gone up to 63,” it said, as quoted by Reuters.