Fire breaks out in Alexandra
Details are still clear but it’s understood several homes caught alight earlier in the informal settlement earlier on Thursday afternoon.
JOHANNESBURG - A fire has ripped through a part of Alexandra leaving scores of people homeless.
Details are still clear but it’s understood several homes caught alight earlier in the informal settlement earlier on Thursday afternoon.
#AlexFire Residents work with firefighters to get fire hoses to different parts of the informal settlements. Houses in the township are still on fire pic.twitter.com/MxlsfHyIMw
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) December 6, 2018
At least 50 shacks were on fire in Alexandra as residents rushed to save as many belongings as possible.
Firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
A few moments ago, an explosion came from a shack sending scores of onlookers running for cover. Firefighters are expected to battle the fire well into the evening.
No injuries have been reported yet.