Close to 300 survivors are being temporarily housed at three shelters across Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG - Hundreds of survivors of the Marshalltown building fire, which claimed the lives of 77 people, remain uncertain of their future.READ: Joburg CBD fire death toll likely to rise, says GP Health MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko
Speaking to Eyewitness News from the Hofland Recreation Centre in Bezuidenhout Valley, she said chose to stay in the building on Albert Street, knowing that it was hijacked.
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