Woman's body recovered from Midrand residential complex gutted ...

Firefighters have recovered a body of a woman under the rubble at Urban Village, the Midrand residential complex that was razed by fire on Tuesday night. 

Johannesburg Emergency Services Management (EMS) spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said their search and rescue team recovered the body. “The body was submerged under rubble and the roof that had collapsed during the fire,” she said.

“The complex security have shared information that this is where the fire initially begun yesterday night. EMS would like to pass heartfelt condolences to the family.

A 32-year-old man, who saved the lives of other residents from the burning building, said he was on the phone with his girlfriend at around 8.30pm last night when he noticed smoke inside his apartment.