An eight-month inquiry into a deadly fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, which occurred last August and resulted in the deaths of 77 people, has concluded that city authorities and their entities were responsible due to years of neglect. Justice Sisi Khampepe, who led the inquiry, reported that officials ignored multiple warnings and allowed the Usindiso Building to fall into disrepair, which directly contributed to the tragedy and exposed a housing crisis. The findings were handed over to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
Years of inaction by Johannesburg officials allowed a building to fall into lethal disrepair, creating conditions that led to a fire that killed 76 people, an eight-month inquiry has found. https://t.co/AiO4Akos7W
A deadly fire in Johannesburg killed 76 people last August and exposed a housing crisis in South Africa. An inquiry placed the blame on officials who ignored “ringing alarm bells” for years. https://t.co/UMaSxAehIU
An inquiry into a deadly fire in Johannesburg last August that killed 76 people and exposed a housing crisis in South Africa’s largest city placed the blame on officials who ignored “ringing alarm bells” for years. https://t.co/O2Ag7eDr5U
An inquiry into a building fire in South Africa that killed 76 finds city authorities responsible https://t.co/qTMa0ubZfk
South Africa inquiry blames authorities for neglect leading to deadly fire https://t.co/O4yKQcvwPr https://t.co/OXeWi9eLWn
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The City of Johannesburg and its entities are liable for the deaths of the 77 people in the Usindiso Building fire. These are the conclusions of Justice Sisi Khampepe, who has handed over her inquiry report to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. #DStv403 #NewsLink #DStv403 https://t.co/1yySG5v76E
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