A building fire in South Africa has claimed more than 50 lives, with more than 40 people also reported injured.
The death toll from the fire, raging in a five-storey building in central Johannesburg, has now risen to 52.
The number of people injured stands at 43.
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Emergency services and firefighters are working to put out the blaze, public broadcaster SABC reported.
Videos from the scene show huge orange flames engulfing the lower floor of a building, and scores of people who appear to have fled outside.
In a series of tweets shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, emergency services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said multiple people were being treated and some had been transported to health care facilities.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, according to SABC.
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