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Cops investigate after four killed in shack fire

Early this morning, firefighters battled a blaze in Bloekombos near Kraaifontein.

Picture: Emily Corke/EWN.
Picture: Emily Corke/EWN.
| 1250 days ago

CAPE TOWN - Four people, including two children, have been killed in a shack fire on the outskirts of Cape Town.

Early this morning, firefighters battled a blaze in Bloekombos near Kraaifontein.

The city's Theo Layne says, "The cause of the fire is still undetermined and the incident was handed over to the South African Police Service for further investigation."

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