South African authorities say "extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable housing" were major factors in a deadly Johannesburg building fire two years ago. In August 2023, 77 people died and many ...

Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years. By Lynsey Chutel ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of 77 murders after telling a public inquiry he started last August's deadly fire in a Johannesburg building. The 29-year-old confessed while giving evidence at ...

JMPD officers Makgopa and Baloi were on routine patrol at the burnt Usindiso building on the corner of Albert and Delvers Streets on 26 January 2025 when they heard suspicious noises. The building is ...

The deadliest fire in more than a century in Britain led to at least 72 deaths and scores of injured residents, and changed the lives of the affected people forever. As flames engulfed the Usindiso ...