South Africa inquiry blames authorities for neglect leading to deadly fire
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in Johannesburg last year blamed neglect by authorities for allowing a building to become a den for guns, murder, drugs and combustible trash, and failing to evacuate it once it was clear it was a hazard. South Africa opened the inquiry last […]
Essay: Johannesburg fire disaster – why eradicating hijacked buildings is not the answer
Researcher RICHARD BALLARD, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the response in the wake of last week’s devastating fire in Johannesburg…