Usindiso fire survivors still in limbo

JOHANNESBURG - It's been two years since the tragic Usindiso building fire, which claimed the lives of 77 people.

Survivors of the blaze say they are still waiting for justice.

People living in the hijacked building found themselves trapped, with nowhere to escape as the fire ripped through it.

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Suspect S'thembiso Mdlalose later confessed to starting the fire.

A commission also found that the City of Johannesburg was liable, and recommended that the building be demolished.

Many of the victims who survived say they have been forgotten.

  • eNCA's Heidi Giokos is tracking this story.

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