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Usindiso Building (2023 Fire Site)

Corner Alberts and Delvers Streets, Marshalltown, Johannesburg

Extreme RiskInvestigation / follow-up recordedHijacked Building

Usindiso Building (2023 Fire Site), at Corner Alberts and Delvers Streets, Marshalltown, Johannesburg in Johannesburg, appears in Odyssey's curated tracker as a hijacked building based on the cited record. The tracker records the source-dated status as investigation / follow-up recorded, using a source snapshot dated 5 September 2023; this is not presented as a live current legal or occupancy status. Odyssey classifies the row as extreme risk for tracker navigation; that label is not a structural or fire-safety assessment. The cited tracker record carries an occupant estimate of approximately 200; it is not treated as a current headcount. The row records 1 documented fire incident.

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Source-dated statusInvestigation / follow-up recorded
Building typeHijacked Building
Odyssey tracker risk classificationExtreme Risk
AddressCorner Alberts and Delvers Streets, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Source-reported occupants200
Legal ownerNot available
Known syndicateNot available
Court order dateNot available
Documented fire incidents1
Source snapshot date5 September 2023

A Gauteng government source recorded the Usindiso fire and the appointment of a commission to investigate the fire and the wider hijacked-building crisis. The source reported at least 76 deaths and scores of people injured or left homeless. This row does not attribute criminal responsibility; later criminal proceedings must be read from their own court or NPA sources.

Status citation — SAnews — Gauteng commission announcement

Source snapshot 5 September 2023

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