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Firefighters at the scene had put out the flames and search and recovery operations were ongoing Michele Spatari Text size UPDATES toll, ADDS quotes, details A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 52 were injured, some suffering from smoke inhalation, …

Brenden Mercer has been fighting fires since 2009. He’s seen the wildfire landscape change in B.C. and how communities are left to deal with emergency management, firefighting and evacuations at an increasing rate. “When I first started, you’d have big fire blowups occasionally, but over the years it seemed like these events were happening more frequently,” said Mercer. “I think …