A woman who lived in the hijacked building that was consumed by a fire that claimed 64 lives on Thursday morning has described how she heard screams that were followed by chaos as people tried to escape the blaze.
A woman who lived in the hijacked building that was consumed by a fire that claimed 64 lives on Thursday morning has described how she heard screams that were followed by chaos as people tried to escape the blaze.
Zimbabwean national Alice Garo, 52, lived in the five-storey building with her four children.
„We were all inside when I heard screams.
„My eldest son came into my room saying it’s bad in our building. I grabbed my youngest son and dashed as the fire started growing.
„My other son managed to escape. I don’t know where the other two are,“ she said.
Garo confirmed that the building had been hijacked and that they were paying R1 200 rent to landlords.
