EMS respond to another blaze in Joburg CBD

JOHANNESBURG - Another building is burning in the Johannesburg CBD.

A fire broke out in the SARS basement on Wednesday. 

Firefighters have evacuated the building.

Johannesburg EMS Spokesperson Nana Radebe says there are no fatalities

"They have managed to evacuate everyone that is working at the building and we will do preliminary investigations of what caused the fire," she said.

"Fortunately there are no fatalities or injuries. They have accounted for all employees that were inside the building and they have said that they have evacuated everyone."

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This is the third building to catch fire in three weeks.

At least 77 people died after a building caught fire in Marshalltown in the Johannesburg city centre a few weeks ago.

Last week authorities responded to a fire on 1 Delvers Street, Marshalltown in an abandoned building.

There were shacks built on the ground floor of the building.

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