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At least 74 people killed in a major fire in Johannesburg.

74 duine ar a laghad maraithe i ndóiteán mór in Johannesburg.

At least 74 people were killed and more than half a hundred were destroyed in a major fire in a five-storey residential building in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Maraíodh 74 duine ar a laghad agus donaíodh barr ar leathchéad i ndóiteán mór i bhfoirgneamh cónaithe cúig stór i gcathair Johannesburg san Afraic Theas.

It is reported that seven children were among those killed.

Tuairiscítear go raibh seachtar páistí i measc na ndaoine a maraíodh.

Firefighters have now almost extinguished the fire and are currently combing what remains of the building for the bodies of the dead.

Tá an dóiteán nach mór múchta anois ag comhraiceoirí dóiteáin agus táthar ag cíoradh a bhfuil fanta den fhoirgneamh faoi láthair ar lorg choirp na marbh.

One of the city's public safety committee opined that the fire may have been caused by a candle or candles being lit, but the authorities have not made any official statement about that yet.

Thuairimigh duine de choiste sábháilteachta poiblí na cathrach go mb'fhéidir gur coinneal nó coinnle a lasadh ba chúis leis an tine ach níl aon ráiteas oifigiúil faoi sin déanta ag na húdaráis fós.

The building is located in a poor area in the center of Johannesburg, where the business district of the city used to be, and the people who lived there seem to have been doing installation.

Tá an foirgneamh suite i gceantar bocht i lár Johannesburg, san áit a mbíodh ceantar gnó na cathrach, agus is cosúil gur ag déanamh suiteoireachta a bhí na daoine a bhí ina gcónaí ann.

It is said that the building caught fire quickly as there was a lot of flammable material in it.

Deirtear go ndeachaigh an foirgneamh le thine go tapa ó bhí neart ábhair sho- lasta ann.

It is also reported that people were living in the scores of shacks that had been built at the bottom of the building.

Tuairiscítear freisin go raibh daoine ag cur fúthu sna scórtha brácaí a bhí tógtha ag bun an fhoirgnimh.

It is also said that there was a security gate there and that it was locked when the building caught fire.

Deirtear chomh maith go raibh geata slándála ann agus go raibh glas air nuair a chuaigh an foirgneamh trí thine.

However, many of the bodies were found at that gate.

Is ag an ngeata sin a fuarthas go leor de na coirp, áfach.

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