IN PICS | Siblings killed in Hillbrow fire ‘screamed for help’ before their deaths

The city has been warned on multiple occasions that the Florence Nightingale building is a disaster waiting to happen

22 June 2023 - 14:46

Residents of a Hillbrow building that caught fire have painfully recalled a brother and sister’s final moments as they screamed for help while a fire ravaged their home...

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