At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa
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Authorities say at least 74 people have died in Johannesburg when a nighttime fire ripped through a five-story building that had been used by homeless people and squatters.
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    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Emergency services say at least 38 people died in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city.

    Emergency Management Services said another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which that broke out in the predawn hours Thursday.

    Spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said a search and recovery operation was underway, and it was likely the death toll would rise.

    Authorities said the fire had been largely extinguished, but smoke still seeped out of windows of the blackened building in downtown Johannesburg.

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