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t least 73 people have died - including seven children - in a Johannesburg building fire.
More than 50 others were injured.
Officials say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the city centre five-storey building, which had been abandoned but was being occupied by homeless people.
The city of Johannesburg confirmed in a news conference that it owned the building but said cartels had taken it over.
A spokesman for the emergency services, Robert Mulaudzi, told the BBC that firefighters had been able to bring out some of the occupants.
He said the fire had gutted the building, and that the search for other victims was continuing.
Speaking separately to Newzroom Afrika, Mr Mulaudzi said that the youngest of the seven children who died was 18 months old.
Disaster management officials are also in the area to help provide relief for surviving residents.