Salvation Army pleads to SA to lend Joburg fire victims a hand
The Salvation Army is calling on South Africans to rally around those who have been affected by the deadly building fire in the Johannesburg CBD.
The blaze has claimed more than 70 lives, while dozens more have been injured.
The Salvation Army's Thataetsile Semeno says they went to the scene to see where they could help.
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He says they spoke to some of the survivors.
"They are still crying over the loss of life - people they knew, others were family members. One lady lost her brother and sister in the fire.
"They don't know what they need now except to say they have lost their family members. So that is the situation that is happening and being faced by people. There are a lot of people outside the building who have run away and who have been sleeping on the streets."
Semeno says those wanting to help can do so through the organisation's emergency assistance fund.
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"There are children who have lost their school uniform, clothes, blankets and food. So we are appealing to South Africans and society to please lend a hand so we are able to support the victims."
Banking details for the Salvation Army's emergency assistance fund:
Bank: First National Bank
Branch: Braamfontein
Branch code: 251905
Account name: Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
Account number: 50540087604
Reference: Please give your name and “Jhb fire” as reference
