The South African government says a retired judge will lead an official inquiry into last week's deadly fire at a derelict building in downtown Johannesburg
A retired Constitutional Court judge will lead an official inquiry into last week’s fire at a derelict building in downtown Johannesburgin one of South Africa’s worst tragedies, the government said Tuesday.
“In Johannesburg, the issue of stolen buildings is becoming a crisis, necessitating drastic action,” Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said in a statement released by the government’s official news agency announcing the investigation. “A thorough intervention is required to ensure that disasters like the Marshalltown fire, one of the deadliest in recent memory, never happen again.”
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