Joburg EMS acting chief Rapulane Monageng - who is the first witness to take the stand - has told the commission’s chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe that firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze on the third floor of the five-storey Usindiso building.
JOHANNESBURG - The commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire in Marshalltown has heard how the blaze began on the ground floor of the five-storey building.
In August, 77 people died and scores more were left injured after the illegally occupied building was gutted.READ: Joburg CBD fire inquiry: Building had poor prevention measures - first witness He said when he arrived for duty on the morning of the tragic blaze, the surface of the lower-level floors was hot making it difficult for firefighters to penetrate through the burning floors.
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