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There is no national fire code in SA — all major cities and metro councils need to take cognisance of this fact’ The catastrophe at the Usindiso building in the Johannesburg CBD in 2023 that killed 77 people can be characterised as one of Africa’s deadliest fires. This was part of the testimony of Wynand Engelbrecht, chief fire officer at Fire Opps SA, who took to the stand on Wednesday at the commission of inquiry into the blaze.

The Khampepe Commission of Inquiry, established to probe a deadly blaze that claimed the lives 76 people in Marshalltown in August, has had to adjourn indefinitely because the venue is too small. On Monday, commission chair Sisi Khampepe announced proceedings would be postponed after the City of Johannesburg's fire chiefs had served it with a notice of non-compliance.

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