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  • At least 73 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa’s biggest city, authorities say

    08/31/2023 11:23:28 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 15 replies
    NY Post ^ | 31/8/23
    At least 73 people died when a nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was used by homeless people, emergency services said Thursday. Some of the people living in the building in South Africa’s biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the blaze and might have died because of that, a local government official said. Seven of the victims were children, the youngest a 1-year-old, according to an emergency services spokesperson. Another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out at about 1 a.m. in the heart of Johannesburg’s central business district,...
  • Breaking News & LIVE THREAD- Egypt and Middle East

    01/28/2011 9:14:48 AM PST · by SE Mom · 3,237 replies · 1+ views
    Various on the internet | 28 January 2011
    From FOX: DEVELOPING: Loud explosions and gunfire were heard in the Egyptian capital of Cairo Friday, as protesters demanding the removal of President Hosni Mubarak defied a curfew, Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian television reports the ruling party headquarters in Cairo are on fire. From TWITTER: WashingtonPost: Clinton: We urge #Egypt authorities to allow peaceful protest, reverse unprecedented steps it has taken to cut off communications less than 20 seconds ago