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Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'

2023-08-31 22:59
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'

Mussi Hamissa woke up to the sound of a massive roar. His bed was shaking and he heard people shouting: "Fire! Fire! Fire!"

In shock, he rubbed his eyes open to see the orange glow of flames coming into his makeshift apartment on the third floor of the building, formerly owned by the city of Johannesburg...