Man charged with 76 counts of murder after deadly South African building fire

Medics outside the building in downtown Johannesburg where a deadly fire claimed 76 lives (AP Photo/Jerome Delay/File)

A man was charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder on Thursday for allegedly causing a deadly fire at an apartment building in South Africa that was one of the country’s worst disasters.

The suspect was also charged with arson and was ordered to be kept in police custody until a bail hearing next month.