Johannesburg – The fire at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital shocked many.
There are reports that suggest there were no working fire hydrants at the hospital and that there was a general lack of maintenance.
The fire took fighters two days to extinguish, and patients were evacuated from the Johannesburg hospital.
They are now receiving care in other hospitals.
Some outpatients have shared they were not informed that the hospital would not be operational and said they were told by security that the hospital was closed due to a fire when they arrived for care on Monday.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced on Saturday that the hospital would b closed for seven days.
