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Firefighters were on Thursday morning still dousing the fire in the condemned building. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
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The fire was still burning early on Thursday morning as emergency workers got it under control and retrieved the dead bodies of adults, children and babies. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Onlookers watch as emergency personnel work at the scene of the devastating fire. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
A firefighter looks out a window of the devastated building. At 11.30am on Thursday, emergency workers were working on the 4th and 5th storey. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Emergency workers converge at the entrance to the burnt building. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Fire services douse the last flames enabling emergency workers to access the building safely in search of survivors and to retrieve bodies. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
All five storeys of the building either burnt or were impacted by the smoke. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Emergency personnel load a survivor into an ambulance. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Forensic experts working on the scene where the deceased had been placed outside the burnt out building. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla) DM